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John Henry Newman
John Henry Newman
British Clergyman
Born: Feb 21, 1801
Died: Aug 11, 1890
Find Great He Men Never Nothing
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A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault. John Henry Newman
Man Fault Nothing Would Find Could No-One He Until Well Waited
Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall never have a beginning. John Henry Newman
Life Fear Beginning Rather Shall Never Thy Come End
Virtue is its own reward, and brings with it the truest and highest pleasure; but if we cultivate it only for pleasure's sake, we are selfish, not religious, and will never gain the pleasure, because we can never have the virtue. John Henry Newman
Selfish Reward Will Own Virtue Pleasure Religious Only Never Highest Because Cultivate Sake Truest Gain Brings
Growth is the only evidence of life. John Henry Newman
Life Evidence Only Growth
Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt. John Henry Newman
Doubt Difficulties Thousand Ten Make
It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain. John Henry Newman
Gentleman Pain Say Definition Never He Almost Who
Nothing would be done at all if one waited until one could do it so well that no one could find fault with it. John Henry Newman
Fault Nothing Would Would-Be Find Could No-One Until Well Waited Done
The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men. John Henry Newman
Love Men Our Only Exercise Private Friends Preparatory
A great memory does not make a mind, any more than a dictionary is a piece of literature. John Henry Newman
Great Memory Mind More Piece Make Does Than Dictionary Any Literature
Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect, excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance. John Henry Newman
Corruption Evil Own Only Excess Substance Which Perversion Defect
In this world no one rules by love; if you are but amiable, you are no hero; to be powerful, you must be strong, and to have dominion you must have a genius for organizing. John Henry Newman
Love You Genius World Strong Hero Be Strong Rules Must No-One Powerful Dominion Organizing Amiable
Ability is sexless. John Henry Newman
Ability
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. John Henry Newman
Change Our We Cannot Distort Must Find Take Facts Attempt Wishing Make Cannot Them Us Use Let Us Things
We must make up our minds to be ignorant of much, if we would know anything. John Henry Newman
Our Minds Must Would Know Make Make Up Up Anything Much Ignorant
If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards. John Henry Newman
Great Hazards Intended Ends
Calculation never made a hero. John Henry Newman
Hero Made Never Calculation
It is very difficult to get up resentment towards persons whom one has never seen. John Henry Newman
Seen Difficult Never Towards Up Very Get Persons Resentment Whom
A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise. John Henry Newman
Wisdom Great Memory Made Synonymous Would Would-Be More Never Than Dictionary Any Treatise
If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable... we must be content to creep along the ground, and never soar. John Henry Newman
Insist Must Never Along Sure Content Being Soar Ground Creep
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. John Henry Newman
War Laws Fairly Done May Legitimate Which Warfare Such A Thing Thing Things

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