Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
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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To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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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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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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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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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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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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God 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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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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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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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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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