Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
THOMAS AQUINASFaith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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The study of truth requires a considerable effort – which is why few are willing to undertake it out of love of knowledge – despite the fact that God has implanted a natural appetite for such knowledge in the minds of men.
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Love follows knowledge.
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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder.
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Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts.
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The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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We set forth our petitions before god, not in order to make known to him our needs and desires, but rather so that we ourselves may realize that in the things it is necessary to turn to god for help.
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Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false.
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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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Our aspect of neighborly love is that we must not merely will our neighbors good, but actually work to bring it about.
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We must love them both, those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject, for both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in finding it.
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