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.
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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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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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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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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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