The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
THOMAS AQUINASMost men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
More Thomas Aquinas Quotes
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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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God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
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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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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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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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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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To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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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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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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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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