Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
THOMAS AQUINASFaith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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The soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
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Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.
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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
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When the devil is called god of this world, it is not because he made it, but because we serve him with our worldiness.
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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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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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Beware the man of a single book.
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Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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