John Henry Newman Quotes

Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.

The whole glory of virtue resides in activity.

Thus, I blush to add, you can not be a philosopher and a good man, though you may be a philosopher and a great one.

If they are just, they are better than clever.

What we know matters but who we are matters more.

Reason is not measured by size or height, but by principle.

Every complete man has his genius. True virtue is genius.

There is no real excellence in all of this world which can be separated from right living.

Recommend to your children virtue; that alone can make them happy, not gold.

Honor is the reward of virtue.

Morals, not Art or Literature.

If virtue goes to sleep, it will be more vigorous when it awakes.

In the truly great, virtue governs with the sceptre of knowledge.

Virtue is an angel, but she is a blind one, and must ask Knowledge to show her the pathway that leads to her goal.

I have seen men incapable of the sciences, but never any incapable of virtue.

There is something even more valuable to civilization than wisdom, and that is character.

But courage without conduct is the virtue of a robber, or a tyrant.

These virtues are formed in man by his doing the actions ... The good of man is a working of the soul in the way of excellence in a complete life.

Honesty is nothin' compared to decency.

The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him.

Philosophy is fundamentally about how you come to terms with living your life and trying to do it in a wise manner, and, for me, that means decently and compassionately and courageously and so forth.

All other knowledge is hurtful to him who has not honesty and good-nature

It is no easy task to be good.

No people can be great who have ceased to be virtuous.

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.