There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
THOMAS AQUINASThe 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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To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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Our 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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Beware the man of a single book.
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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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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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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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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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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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God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
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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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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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