Author: John Henry Newman

Quotes

To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.

To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.

- John Henry Newman

Growth is the only evidence of life.

Growth is the only evidence of life.

- John Henry Newman

It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing.

It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing.

- John Henry Newman

The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.

The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.

- John Henry Newman

Let us act on what we have, since we have not what we wish.

Let us act on what we have, since we have not what we wish.

- John Henry Newman

Let us take things as we find them: let us not attempt to distort them into what they are not... We cannot make facts. All our wishing cannot change them. We must use them.

Let us take things as we find them: let us not attempt to distort them into what they are not... We cannot make facts. All our wishing cannot change them. We must use them.

- John Henry Newman

We can believe what we choose. We are answerable for what we choose to believe.

We can believe what we choose. We are answerable for what we choose to believe.

- John Henry Newman

Men will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.

Men will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.

- John Henry Newman

A great memory does not make a mind, any more than a dictionary is a piece of literature.

A great memory does not make a mind, any more than a dictionary is a piece of literature.

- John Henry Newman

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