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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If 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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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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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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God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
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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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Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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Love follows knowledge.
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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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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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Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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