It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.

Quote by John Henry Newman

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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...

Growth is the only evidence of life.

Growth is the only evidence of life.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...