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.
THOMAS AQUINASThere must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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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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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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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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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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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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Beware the man of a single book.
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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts.
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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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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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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 love is to will the good of the other.
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