Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall ever have a beginning.

Quote by John Henry Newman

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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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well...

A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...