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
moving heart animal
Now what is it moves our very heart, and sickens us so much as cruelty shown to poor brutes? I suppose this: first, that they have done us no harm; next that they have no power whatsoever of resistance; it is the cowardice and tyranny, of which they are the victims, which make their sufferings so especially touching. There is something so very dreadful, so satanic in tormenting those who have never harmed us, and who cannot defend themselves, who are utterly in our power.
heart mean men
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, by history, by description. Persons influence us, voices melt us, looks subdue us, deeds inflame us. Many a man will live and die upon a dogma; no man will be a martyr for a conclusion.
heart people ears
The ears of the common people are holier than the hearts of the priests.
faith inspiration heart
It is seldom we have the heart to throw ourselves, if I may so speak, on the Divine Arm; we dare not trust ourselves on the waters, though Christ bids us. We have not St. Peter's love to ask leave to come to him upon the sea. When we once are filled with that heavenly charity, we can do all things, because we attempt all things - for to attempt is to do.
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.