John Henry Newman
John Henry Newman
John Henry Newman C.O., also referred to as Cardinal Newman, John Henry Cardinal Newman, and Blessed John Henry Newman, was a Catholic cardinal and theologian who was a very important figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century. He was known nationally by the mid-1830s...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth21 February 1801
two self creator
Two and two only supreme and luminously self-evident beings, myself and my Creator.
christ vicars aboriginal
Conscience is the aboriginal Vicar of Christ.
years treasure remuneration
There is a knowledge which is desirable, though nothing come of it, as being of itself a treasure, and a sufficient remuneration of years of labor.
matter reason intellect
A universityeducates the intellect to reason well in all matters, to reach out towards truth, and to grasp it.
giving want creeds
I want a laitywho know their creed so well, that they can give an account of it, who know so much of history that they can defend it.
virtue one-thing
Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another.
protestants cease
To be deep in history, is to cease to be Protestant.
resentment get-up difficult
It is very difficult to get up resentment towards persons whom one has never seen.
moving heart animal
Now what is it moves our very heart, and sickens us so much as cruelty shown to poor brutes? I suppose this: first, that they have done us no harm; next that they have no power whatsoever of resistance; it is the cowardice and tyranny, of which they are the victims, which make their sufferings so especially touching. There is something so very dreadful, so satanic in tormenting those who have never harmed us, and who cannot defend themselves, who are utterly in our power.
giving inspire religion
Religion indeed enlightens, terrifies, subdues; it gives faith, it inflicts remorse, it inspires resolutions, it draws tears, it inflames devotion, but only for the occasion.
science found function
To discover and to teach are distinct functions; they are also distinct gifts, and are not commonly found united in the same person.
health blessing mind
Health of body and mind is a great blessing, if we can bear it.
creeps certainty soar
If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable... we must be content to creep along the ground, and never soar.
beauty art dull
Living Nature, not dull art Shall plan my ways and rule my Heart.