Let us take things as we find them: let us not attempt to distort them into what they are not... We cannot make facts. All our wishing cannot change them. We must use them.

Quote by John Henry Newman

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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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The longest word in the english language is the one that follows the phrase, 'And...

The longest word in the english language is the one that follows the phrase, 'And...

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.

Purity,patience, and preserverance are the three essentials to success, and above all: love.

Purity,patience, and preserverance are the three essentials to success, and above all: love.