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
John Henry Newman quotes about
serving-others missions committed
God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission.
fickle decay world
Life passes, riches fly away, popularity is fickle, the senses decay, the world changes. One alone is true to us; One alone can be all things to us; One alone can supply our need.
hazards ends ifs
If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards.
wish
Let us act on what we have, since we have not what we wish.
height way depth
Praise to the Holiest in the height, And in the depth be praise; In all His words most wonderful, Most sure in all His ways.
sensible
It is God himself who can be discovered in the beauty of sensible things.
theory-of-evolution almighty inconsistent
I see nothing in the theory of evolution inconsistent with an Almighty Creator and Protector.
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.
doubt
Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.