There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
THOMAS AQUINASThere is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
THOMAS AQUINASFaith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
THOMAS AQUINASThe 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.
THOMAS AQUINASNothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
THOMAS AQUINASIf the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
THOMAS AQUINASThe things that we love tell us what we are.
THOMAS AQUINASHow 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 AQUINASFear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts.
THOMAS AQUINASWonder is the desire of knowledge.
THOMAS AQUINASRarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
THOMAS AQUINASWhen the devil is called god of this world, it is not because he made it, but because we serve him with our worldiness.
THOMAS AQUINASBeware the man of a single book.
THOMAS AQUINASGrant 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
THOMAS AQUINASOur aspect of neighborly love is that we must not merely will our neighbors good, but actually work to bring it about.
THOMAS AQUINASHe 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.
THOMAS AQUINASWe 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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