There is such a thing as legitimate warfare: war has its laws; there are things which may fairly be done, and things which may not be done.

Quote by John Henry Newman

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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...

Calculation never made a hero.

Calculation never made a hero.

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 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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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 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...

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.

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...

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...

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...

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.