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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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 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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of...

The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of...

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.

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...

Growth is the only evidence of life.

Growth is the only evidence of life.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...