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Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect, excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance.

John Henry Newman

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John Henry Newman
Age: 89 †
Born: 1801
Born: February 21
Died: 1890
Died: August 11
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The ears of the common people are holier than the hearts of the priests.
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Egotism is true modesty. In religious enquiry each of us can speak only for himself.
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