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

Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall never have a beginning.

Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall never have a beginning.

- John Henry Newman

In this world no one rules by love; if you are but amiable, you are no hero; to be powerful, you must be strong, and to have dominion you must have a genius for organizing.

In this world no one rules by love; if you are but amiable, you are no hero; to be powerful, you must be strong, and to have dominion you must have a genius for organizing.

- 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

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

If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards.

If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards.

- John Henry Newman

Growth is the only evidence of life.

Growth is the only evidence of life.

- 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

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

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