From the age of fifteen, dogma has been the fundamental principle of my religion: I know no other religion; I cannot enter into the idea of any other sort of religion; religion, as a mere sentiment, is to me a…

Quote by John Henry Newman

Topics: Age Quotes

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.

Calculation never made a hero.

Calculation never made a hero.

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...

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...

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 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...

Ability is sexless.

Ability is sexless.

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...

Growth is the only evidence of life.

Growth is the only evidence of life.

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.

Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall...

Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Friendship is constant in all other things Save in the office and affairs of love.

Friendship is constant in all other things Save in the office and affairs of love.

The chains of love are never binding as when the links are made of gold.

The chains of love are never binding as when the links are made of gold.

John Lennon said All you need is love, John obviously never met my bank manager.

John Lennon said All you need is love, John obviously never met my bank manager.

We look at each other wondering what the other is thinking but we never say...

We look at each other wondering what the other is thinking but we never say...