Let us have a little faith: which ought to be no great hardship to those, who starting with the profession that there is a God, ought not to be surprised that we cannot always understand him, who is infinite.
 
FATHERS OF THE CHURCH
 
To read then a particular Father to advantage, we must, as a preliminary, do these two things – divest ourselves of modern ideas and prejudices, and study theology.
 
All quotes in the Newman A to Z are taken from The Quotable Newman (Sophia Institue Press).