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
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.
hands taming
Time hath a taming hand.
home hands essence
Christ is already in that place of peace, which is all in all. He is on the right hand of God. He is hidden in the brightness of the radiance which issues from the everlasting throne. He is in the very abyss of peace, where there is no voice of tumult or distress, but a deep stillness--stillness, that greatest and most awful of all goods which we can fancy; that most perfect of joys, the utter profound, ineffable tranquillity of the Divine Essence. He has entered into His rest. That is our home; here we are on a pilgrimage, and Christ calls us to His many mansions which He has prepared.
fear life rather shall thy
Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall never have a beginning.
perfection
Nothing would be done at all if one waited until one could do it so well that no one could find fault with it.
doubt
Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.
health blessing mind
Health of body and mind is a great blessing, if we can bear it.
mutual-respect lasting mutual
It is mutual respect which makes friendship lasting.
faith christian inspiration
With Christians, a poetical view of things is a duty. We are bid to color all things with hues of faith, to see a divine meaning in every event.
fall men dogma
Men will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.
life success pain
It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.
bird instruments resources
Stuffing birds or playing stringed instruments is an elegant pastime, and a resource to the idle, but it is not education.
creeps certainty soar
If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable... we must be content to creep along the ground, and never soar.
firsts pope toasts
I toast the Pope, but I toast conscience first.