Author: John Henry Newman

Quotes

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

Growth is the only evidence of life.

Growth is the only evidence of life.

- 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

A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.

A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.

- 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

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

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

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

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