A great memory does not make a mind, any more than a dictionary is a piece of literature.

Quote by John Henry Newman

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Calculation never made a hero.

Calculation never made a hero.

Growth is the only evidence of life.

Growth is the only evidence of life.

Nothing would be done at all if one waited until one could do it so...

Nothing would be done at all if one waited until one could do it so...

To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.

To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.

Men will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.

Men will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.

If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable... we must be content to...

If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable... we must be content to...

We must make up our minds to be ignorant of much, if we would know...

We must make up our minds to be ignorant of much, if we would know...

If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards.

If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards.

Nothing is more common than for men to think that because they are familiar with...

Nothing is more common than for men to think that because they are familiar with...

Let us act on what we have, since we have not what we wish.

Let us act on what we have, since we have not what we wish.

Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect, excess, perversion, or...

Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect, excess, perversion, or...

With the morn those angel faces smile Which I have loved long since and lost...

With the morn those angel faces smile Which I have loved long since and lost...

We can believe what we choose. We are answerable for what we choose to believe.

We can believe what we choose. We are answerable for what we choose to believe.

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.

It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing.

It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing.

It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who...

It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who...

If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable... we must be content to...

If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable... we must be content to...

Calculation never made a hero.

Calculation never made a hero.

Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall...

Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall...

It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who...

It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who...