 | John Henry Newman - Education, Higher - 1859 - 382 pages
...gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets every thing for the best. He is never mean or little in his disputes,...he were one day to be our friend. He has too much good sense to be affronted at insults, he ia too well employed to remember injuries, and too indolent... | |
 | John Henry Newman (card.) - 1873 - 564 pages
...gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets every thing for the best. He is never mean or little in his disputes,...he were one day to be our friend. He has too much good sense to be. affronted at insults, he is too well employed to remember injuries, and too indolent... | |
 | Saint John Henry Newman - Anglo-Catholicism - 1874 - 484 pages
...ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets everything for the best. He is never mean...he were one day to be our friend. He has too much good sense to be affronted at insults, he is too well employed to remember injuries, and too indolent... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1875 - 780 pages
...ears for slander or gossip ; is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets everything for the best. He is never mean...insinuates evil which he dare not say out. From a long sighted prudence he observes the maxim of the ancient sage, that we should ever conduct ourselves... | |
 | John Henry Newman - Theology - 1875 - 480 pages
...serupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets everything for the best. Hois never mean or little in his disputes, never takes...he were one day to be our friend, He has too much good sense to be affronted at insults, he is too well employed to remember injuries, and too indolent... | |
 | Henry James Jennings - Cardinals - 1882 - 190 pages
...ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets everything for the best. He is never mean...he were one day to be our friend. He has too much sense to be affronted at insults, he is too well employed to remember injuries, and too indolent to... | |
 | Jacob Youde William Lloyd - Powys (Wales) - 1882 - 470 pages
...no ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him and interprets everything for the best. He is never mean...observes the maxim of the ancient sage that we should conduct ourselves . towards our enemy as if he were one day to be our friend. He has too much good... | |
 | 1915 - 1050 pages
...He makes light of favors while he does them, and seems to be receiving when he is conferring. . . . He is never mean or little in his disputes, never...arguments, or insinuates evil which he dare not say out. . . . He may be right or wrong in his opinion, but he is too clear-headed to be unjust; he is as simple... | |
 | Calendars - 1895 - 416 pages
...allusions, or topics which may irritate ; he is seldom prominent in conversation, and never wearisome. . . . He is never mean or little in his disputes, never...arguments, or insinuates evil which he dare not say out. CARDINAL NEWMAN. LOOK who that is most virtuous alway, Prive and apert, and most entendeth aye To do... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - English prose literature - 1896 - 800 pages
...ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets everything for the best. He is never mean...arguments, or insinuates evil which he dare not say out" (p. 204). As a controversialist Newman's success has perhaps been exaggerated. The success of the Apologia,... | |
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He makes light of favours while he does them and seems to be receiving when he is conferring. He never speaks of himself except when compelled, never defends himself by a mere retort, he has no ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives... 
