In 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.

Men will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.

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.

To discover and to teach are distinct functions; they are also distinct gifts, and are not commonly found united in the same person.

A universityeducates the intellect to reason well in all matters, to reach out towards truth, and to grasp it.

I toast the Pope, but I toast conscience first.

Feast of Clare of Assisi, Founder of the Order of Minoresses (Poor Clares), 1253 Commemoration of John Henry Newman, Priest, Teacher, Tractarian, 1890 It is our great relief that God is not extreme to mark what is done amiss, that he looks at the motives, and accepts and blesses in spite of incidental errors.