The soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
THOMAS AQUINASTrue peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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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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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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Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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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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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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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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Beware the man of a single book.
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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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God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
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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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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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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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