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

Quote by John Henry Newman

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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...

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.

Ability is sexless.

Ability is sexless.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...