Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
THOMAS AQUINASIf the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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To love is to will the good of the other.
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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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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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To pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don’t see ourselves sleeping.
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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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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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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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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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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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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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God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
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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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