Francis William Newman quotes
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“God has two families of children on this earth, the once-born and the twice-born.”
-- Francis William NewmanSource : Francis William Newman (1849). “The Soul, Her Sorrows and Her Aspirations: An Essay Towards the Natural History of the Soul”, p.111
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“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 NewmanSource : Francis William Newman (1850). “Phases of Faith; or, passages from the history of my creed”, p.1
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“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.”
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“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.”
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