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?
THOMAS AQUINASThree 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 one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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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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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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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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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He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? because anger looks to the good of justice. And if you could live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust.
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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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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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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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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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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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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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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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