British - Clergyman | February 21, 1801 - August 11, 1890
Let us act on what we have, since we have not what we wish.
John Henry Newman
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Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect, excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance.
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If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards.
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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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Nothing is more common than for men to think that because they are familiar with words they understand the ideas they stand for.
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It is often said that second thoughts are best. So they are in matters of judgment but not in matters of conscience.
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It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.
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Growth is the only evidence of life.
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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.
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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.
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Calculation never made a hero.
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The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.
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