To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
THOMAS AQUINASRarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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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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Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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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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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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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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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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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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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The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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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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The soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
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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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