To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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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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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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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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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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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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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Love follows knowledge.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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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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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God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
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Beware the man of a single book.
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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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