The things that we love tell us what we are.
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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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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Love follows knowledge.
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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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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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How is it they live in such harmony, the billions of stars, when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds?
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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen
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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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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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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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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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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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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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