To pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don’t see ourselves sleeping.
THOMAS AQUINASWe set forth our petitions before god, not in order to make known to him our needs and desires, but rather so that we ourselves may realize that in the things it is necessary to turn to god for help.
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We set forth our petitions before god, not in order to make known to him our needs and desires, but rather so that we ourselves may realize that in the things it is necessary to turn to god for help.
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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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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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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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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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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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Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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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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Love follows knowledge.
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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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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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