It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing.
John Henry NewmanRead
You must make up your mind to the prospect of sustaining a certain measure of pain and trouble in you'r passage through life.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Life involves enduring challenges and hardships as a part of personal growth.
This quote by John Henry Newman emphasizes the inevitability of pain and trouble in life. It suggests that to navigate through existence successfully, one must accept and prepare for the struggles that come along the way. The journey of life is not without its difficulties, and having a resolute mindset toward facing these challenges is crucial for personal development and resilience.
Themes
PainTroubleLifeJourneyResilience
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about overcoming adversity, this quote can inspire listeners to embrace their struggles.
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All quotes →A cloud of incense was rising on high; the people suddenly all bowed low; what could it mean? The truth flashed on him, fearfully yet sweetly; it was the Blessed Sacrament - it was the Lord Incarnate who was on the altar, who had come to visit and bless his people. It was the Great Presence, which makes a Catholic Church different from every other place in the world; which makes it, as no other place can be - holy.
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It is seldom we have the heart to throw ourselves, if I may so speak, on the Divine Arm; we dare not trust ourselves on the waters, though Christ bids us. We have not St. Peter's love to ask leave to come to him upon the sea. When we once are filled with that heavenly charity, we can do all things, because we attempt all things - for to attempt is to do.
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Now what is it moves our very hearts, and sickens us so much at cruelty shown to poor brutes? I suppose this first, that they have done no harm; next, that they have no power whatever of resistance; it is the cowardice and tyranny of which they are the victims which makes their sufferings so especially touching.
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A science is not mere knowledge, it is knowledge which has undergone a process of intellectual digestion. It is the grasp of many things brought together in one, and hence is its power; for, properly speaking, it is Science that is power, not Knowledge.
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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.
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