Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
THOMAS AQUINASWhen 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 has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
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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 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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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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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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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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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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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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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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Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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