Now what is it moves our very hearts, and sickens us so much at cruelty shown to poor brutes? I suppose this first, that they have done no harm; next, that they have no power whatever of resistance; it is the cowardice and tyranny of which they are the victims which makes their sufferings so especially touching.
John Henry NewmanThere is in stillness oft a magic power To calm the breast when struggling passions lower, Touched by its influence, in the soul arise Diviner feelings, kindred with the skies.
John Henry NewmanA great memory does not make a mind, any more than a dictionary is a piece of literature.
John Henry NewmanA universityeducates the intellect to reason well in all matters, to reach out towards truth, and to grasp it.
John Henry NewmanBy a garden is meant mystically a place of spiritual repose, stillness, peace, refreshment, delight.
John Henry NewmanNow what is it moves our very hearts, and sickens us so much at cruelty shown to poor brutes? I suppose this first, that they have done no harm; next, that they have no power whatever of resistance; it is the cowardice and tyranny of which they are the victims which makes their sufferings so especially touching.
John Henry Newman