Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
THOMAS AQUINASBetter to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
More Thomas Aquinas Quotes
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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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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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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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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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To love is to will the good of the other.
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Love follows knowledge.
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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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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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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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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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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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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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Beware the man of a single book.
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The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false.
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