Francis W. Newman
Francis W. Newman
Francis William Newman, the younger brother of Cardinal Newman, was an English scholar and miscellaneous writer...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth27 June 1805
believed early rash season straight war
As to the war, while it is always thought rash to have any strong military convictions, I have always believed that if they would go straight to Sebastopol early in the season they would take it with little difficulty.
almost began eleven habit religious secret
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.
children god
God has two families of children on this earth, the once-born and the twice-born.
active consists gentle man violent
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.