Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.
THOMAS AQUINASThere is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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Beware the man of a single book.
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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 love is to will the good of the other.
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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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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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The soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
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