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.
THOMAS AQUINASGod himself would not permit evil in this world if good did not come of it for the benefit and harmony of the universe.
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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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To pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don’t see ourselves sleeping.
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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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He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? because anger looks to the good of justice. And if you could live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust.
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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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Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.
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God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
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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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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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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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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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Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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