There is such a thing as legitimate warfare: war has its laws; there are things which may fairly be done, and things which may not be done.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANThere is such a thing as legitimate warfare: war has its laws; there are things which may fairly be done, and things which may not be done.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANTo take up the cross of Christ is no great action done once for all; it consists in the continual practice of small duties which are distasteful to us.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANAn academical system without the personal influence of teachers on pupils, is an arctic winter; it will create an icebound, petrified, cast-iron University, and nothing else.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANPraise to the Holiest in the height, And in the depth be praise; In all His words most wonderful, Most sure in all His ways.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANAll men have a reason, but not all men can give a reason.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANLet us act on what we have, since we have not what we wish.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANGrowth is the only evidence of life.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANPurity prepares the soul for love, and love confirms the soul in purity.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANConscience is the aboriginal Vicar of Christ.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANWhen you feel in need of a compliment, give one to someone else.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANCruelty to animals is as if humans did not love God.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANLearn to do thy part and leave the rest to Heaven.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANMen will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANThe reason why Christ is unknown today is because His Mother is unknown.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANYou must be patient, you must wait for the eye of the soul to be formed in you. Religious truth is reached, not by reasoning, but by an inward perception. Anyone can reason; only disciplined, educated, formed minds can perceive.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANCalculation never made a hero.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN