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Reason is God's gift, but so are the passions. Reason is as guilty as passion.
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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I will trust Him. Whatever, wherever I am, I can never be thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him if I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him. My sickness, or perplexity, or sorrow may be necessary causes of some great end, which is quite beyond us. He does nothing in vain.
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I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears, Pride ruled my will: remember not past years.
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When men understand what each other mean, they see, for the most part, that controversy is either superfluous or hopeless
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If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards.
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