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

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

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

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 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

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.

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 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

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