1.
The active part of man consists of powerful instincts, some of which are gentle and continuous; others violent and short; some baser, some nobler, and all necessary.
Francis William Newman
2.
I first began to read religious books at school, and especially the Bible, when I was eleven years old; and almost immediately commenced a habit of secret prayer.
Francis William Newman
3.
The active part of man consists of powerful instincts.
Francis William Newman
4.
God has two families of children on this earth, the once-born and the twice-born.
Francis William Newman
5.
Truth is congenial to man. Moral truth is then most consummate when, like beauty, it commends itself without argument. The righteous not only does right, but loves to do right.
Francis William Newman
