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Men Quotes by John Henry Newman
- Literature stands related to Man as Science stands to Nature; it is his history.
- O most sacred, most loving heart of Jesus, thou art concealed in the Holy Eucharist, and thou beatest for us still.... Thou art the heart…
- God has created all things for good; all things for their greatest good; everything for its own good. What is the good of one is…
- When men understand what each other mean, they see, for the most part, that controversy is either superfluous or hopeless
- I want a laity, not arrogant, not rash in speech, not disputatious, but men who know their religion, who enter into it, who know just…
- The heart is commonly reached, not through the reason, but through the imagination, by means of direct impressions, by the testimony of facts and events,…
- All men have a reason, but not all men can give a reason.
- A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault.
- It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing.
- Nothing is more common than for men to think that because they are familiar with words they understand the ideas they stand for.
- Men will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.
- The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.
- If then a practical end must be assigned to a University course, I say it is that of training good members of society... It is…
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