I wonder what day I shall die on - one passes year by year over one's death day, as one might pass over one's grave.
John Henry NewmanThere 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.
John Henry NewmanIn this world no one rules by love; if you are but amiable, you are no hero; to be powerful, you must be strong, and to have dominion you must have a genius for organizing.
John Henry NewmanWhy should we be willing to go by faith? We do all things in this world by faith in the word of others. By faith only we know our position in the world, our circumstances, our rights and privileges, our fortunes, our parents, our brothers and sisters, our age, our mortality. Why should Religion be an exception?
John Henry Newman