A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault.

Quote by John Henry Newman

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Calculation never made a hero.

Calculation never made a hero.

A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would...

A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

It is very difficult to get up resentment towards persons whom one has never seen.

It is very difficult to get up resentment towards persons whom one has never seen.

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.

In this world, no one rules by love; if you are but amiable, you are...

In this world, no one rules by love; if you are but amiable, you are...

Virtue is its own reward, and brings with it the truest and highest pleasure; but...

Virtue is its own reward, and brings with it the truest and highest pleasure; but...

Let us take things as we find them: let us not attempt to distort them...

Let us take things as we find them: let us not attempt to distort them...

There is such a thing as legitimate warfare: war has its laws; there are things...

There is such a thing as legitimate warfare: war has its laws; there are things...

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...

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...

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...

From the age of fifteen, dogma has been the fundamental principle of my religion: I...

From the age of fifteen, dogma has been the fundamental principle of my religion: I...

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...

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.

To holy people the very name of Jesus is a name to feed upon, a...

To holy people the very name of Jesus is a name to feed upon, a...