Calculation never made a hero.

Quote by John Henry Newman

Topics: Heroism Quotes

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...

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...

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.

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.

Ability is sexless.

Ability is sexless.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

It is often said that second thoughts are best. So they are in matters of...

It is often said that second thoughts are best. So they are in matters of...

Calculation never made a hero.

Calculation never made a hero.

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...

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 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...

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...