I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.
THOMAS AQUINASFear 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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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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True 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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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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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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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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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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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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Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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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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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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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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