A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault.

— John Henry Cardinal Newman

Calculation never made a hero.

— John Henry Cardinal Newman

Courage does not consist in calculation but in fighting against chances.

— John Henry Cardinal Newman

Faith ... acts promptly and boldly on the occasion on slender evidence.

— John Henry Cardinal Newman

Faith is the result of the act of the will following upon a conviction that to believe is a duty.

— John Henry Cardinal Newman

Fear not that thy life shall come to an end but rather that it shall never have a beginning.

— John Henry Cardinal Newman

If we are intended for great ends we are called to great hazards.

— John Henry Cardinal Newman

If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable ... we must be content to creep along the ground and can never soar.

— John Henry Cardinal Newman

It is as absurd to argue men as to torture them into believing.

— John Henry Cardinal Newman

Learn to do thy part and leave the rest to Heaven.

— John Henry Cardinal Newman