It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.

John Henry Newman

There is a knowledge which is desirable, though nothing come of it, as being of itself a treasure, and a sufficient remuneration of years of labor.

John Henry Newman · The Idea of a University (1873), Discourse V, pt. 6

John Henry Newman

John Henry Newman

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