Faith is illuminative, not operative; it does not force obedience, though it increases responsibility; it heightens guilt, but it does not prevent sin. The will is the source of action.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANMost people go not by argument, but by sympathies.
More John Henry Newman Quotes
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Men will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.
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Purity prepares the soul for love, and love confirms the soul in purity.
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Go down again – I dwell among the people.
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I see nothing in the theory of evolution inconsistent with an Almighty Creator and Protector.
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This is what the Church is said to want, not party men, but sensible, temperate, sober, well-judging persons, to guide it through the channel of no-meaning, between the Scylla and Charybdis of Aye and no.
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All men have a reason, but not all men can give a reason.
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Flagrant evils cure themselves by being flagrant.
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How many writers are there… who, breaking up their subject into details, destroy its life, and defraud us of the whole by their anxiety about the parts.
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Religion indeed enlightens, terrifies, subdues; it gives faith, it inflicts remorse, it inspires resolutions, it draws tears, it inflames devotion, but only for the occasion.
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Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom, lead thou me on.
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When you feel in need of a compliment, give one to someone else.
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Dear Lord…shine through me, and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel Your presence in my soul…Let me thus praise You in the way You love best, by shining on those around me.
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If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable… we must be content to creep along the ground, and never soar.
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Life passes, riches fly away, popularity is fickle, the senses decay, the world changes. One alone is true to us; One alone can be all things to us; One alone can supply our need.
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Calculation never made a hero.
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