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.
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.
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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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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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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 soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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To love is to will the good of the other.
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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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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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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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of 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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