Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
THOMAS AQUINASOur 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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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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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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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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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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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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.
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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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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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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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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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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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To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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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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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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