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God created you to do him some particular service. He has given some work to you that he has not given to another. You have your mission. You shall do good.
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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The reason why Christ is unknown today is because His Mother is unknown.
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We must make up our minds to be ignorant of much, if we would know anything.
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It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing.
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Good is never accomplished except at the cost of those who do it, truth never breaks through except through the sacrifice of those who spread it.
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We should ever conduct ourselves towards our enemy as if he were one day to be our friend.
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Thought and speech are inseparable from each other. Matter and expression are parts of one style is a thinking out into language.
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The world is content with setting right the surface of things.
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Purity prepares the soul for love, and love confirms the soul in purity.
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God has created me to do Him some definite service He has committed some work to me which he has not committed to another, I have my mission ... He has not created me for naught ... If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him. He does nothing in vain. He knows what He is about.
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