Top 5 Quotes by Francis William Newman

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.

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

Powerful, Men, Instinct

The active part of man consists of powerful instincts.

Francis William Newman

Powerful, Men, Instinct

Francis William Newman (1849). “The Soul, Her Sorrows and Her Aspirations: An Essay Towards the Natural History of the Soul”, p.93

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

Truth, Men, Doe

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

Religious, Prayer, Book

Francis William Newman (1850). “Phases of Faith; or, passages from the history of my creed”, p.1