“truth is gained by patient study, by calm reflection, silently as the dew falls”
-John Henry Newman
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“truth is gained by patient study, by calm reflection, silently as the dew falls”
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well, it certainly isn't gained by jumping to conclusions, although i think there may be more to it than study and reflection--what about the work of the spirit??
Posted by: jess on Monday, February 6, 2006
Wow, Jess, you know your Newman well. The rest of the quote is "- unless miraculously given - and when gained it is transmitted by faith and by 'prejudice.’" I'm not quite sure what it means to transmit (moral) truth by prejudice.
I have not read much Newman, but he does seem to have a way with words. I really like the description of truth coming like dew. It is the type of poetical language you normally don't find in scholarly writing.
Posted by: CJ Costello on Monday, February 6, 2006