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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

John Henry Newman 1801-1890 John Bartlett

 
1
    Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom,
    Lead thou me on!
The night is dark, and I am far from home—
    Lead thou me on!
Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see
The distant scene,—one step enough for me.
          The Pillar of the Cloud.
2
    And with the morn those angel faces smile
Which I have loved long since and lost awhile.
          The Pillar of the Cloud.
3
    Growth is the only evidence of life.
          Dr. Scott, cited by Cardinal Newman.
4
    It is thy very energy of thought
Which keeps thee from thy God.
          Dream of Gerontius.
5
    Where good and ill together blent,
Wage an undying strife.
          A Martyr Convert.
6
    There is in stillness oft a magic power
To calm the breast when struggling passions lower,
Touched by its influence, in the soul arise
Diviner feelings, kindred with the skies.
          Solitude.
7
    Time hath a taming hand.
          Persecution.
8
      A great memory does not make a philosopher, any more than a dictionary can be called a grammar.
          Knowledge in Relation to Culture.