God himself would not permit evil in this world if good did not come of it for the benefit and harmony of the universe.
THOMAS AQUINASIf the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
More Thomas Aquinas Quotes
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Love follows knowledge.
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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 one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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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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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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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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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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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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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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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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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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We must love them both, those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject, for both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in finding it.
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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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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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