Our aspect of neighborly love is that we must not merely will our neighbors good, but actually work to bring it about.
THOMAS AQUINASIt is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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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 greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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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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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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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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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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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 philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
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Love follows knowledge.
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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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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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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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To love is to will the good of the other.
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