To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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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God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
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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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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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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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The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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Beware the man of a single book.
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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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