Newman, John -- The Idea of a University, Lecture 9 “Discipline of Mind,” sec. 4 (1852)

Dave — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 18:02:58 +0000

A man may hear a thousand lectures, and read a thousand volumes, and be at the end of the process very much where he was, as regards knowledge. Something more than merely admitting it in a negative way into the mind is necessary, if it is to remain there. It must not be passively received, but actually and actively entered into, embraced, mastered. The mind must go half-way to meet what comes to it from without.

John Henry Newman (1801-1890) English prelate, Catholic Cardinal, theologian
The Idea of a University, Lecture 9 “Discipline of Mind,” sec. 4 (1852)
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Newman, John -- The Idea of a University, Lecture 9 “Discipline of Mind,” sec. 4 (1852)