John Henry Newman
John Henry Newman
John Henry Newman C.O., also referred to as Cardinal Newman, John Henry Cardinal Newman, and Blessed John Henry Newman, was a Catholic cardinal and theologian who was a very important figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century. He was known nationally by the mid-1830s...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth21 February 1801
men perspective giving
All men have a reason, but not all men can give a reason.
giving inspire religion
Religion indeed enlightens, terrifies, subdues; it gives faith, it inflicts remorse, it inspires resolutions, it draws tears, it inflames devotion, but only for the occasion.
littles reason substitutes
Reason is one thing and faith is another and reason can as little be made a substitute for faith, as faith can be made a substitute for reason.
sacrifice break-through cost
Good is never accomplished except at the cost of those who do it, truth never breaks through except through the sacrifice of those who spread it.
science found function
To discover and to teach are distinct functions; they are also distinct gifts, and are not commonly found united in the same person.
teacher order errors
Feast of Clare of Assisi, Founder of the Order of Minoresses (Poor Clares), 1253 Commemoration of John Henry Newman, Priest, Teacher, Tractarian, 1890 It is our great relief that God is not extreme to mark what is done amiss, that he looks at the motives, and accepts and blesses in spite of incidental errors.
exercise men friend-love
The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.
decision slender evidence
Faith ... acts promptly and boldly on the occasion, on slender evidence.
angel purpose archangel
Somehow I am necessary for God's purpose, as necessary in my place as an archangel in his.
beauty art dull
Living Nature, not dull art Shall plan my ways and rule my Heart.
thinking hands church
Let us put ourselves into His hands, and not be startled though He leads us by a strange way, a mirabilis via, as the Church speaks. Let us be sure He will lead us right, that He will bring us to that which is, not indeed what we think best, nor what is best for another, but what is best for us.
hero made calculations
Calculation never made a hero.
memories would-be made
A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.
heaven would-be hell
To the irreligious person heaven would be hell.