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To love is to will the good of the other.
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Another Good Love Will
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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Deep Effort Fact God Knowledge Love Man Mind Natural Philosophy Study Truth
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.
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Angry Deep Good Himself Immoral Just Justice Live Philosophy
Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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Deep Live Man Philosophy Reason Sense
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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Action Good Love Neighbor Philosophy
A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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God Heart Man Philosophy Will
The things that we love tell us what we are.
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Deep Love One Liner Philosphy Thing
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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Friendship Great Pleasure Pursuit Source Tedious
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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Man Philosophy Study Thought Truth
There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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All Call Exist God Move Philosophy
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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Believe Deep Desire Himself Man Necessary Philosophy Salvation
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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Act Compassion Deep Feeling Gain Hope Meaning Myself Personal Philosophy Thinking
Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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Desire Knowledge One Liner Wonder
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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Deep Faith Necessary
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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Angel Believe Deep Exist Invisible Philosophy Pretend Sleep
We set forth our petitions before god, not in order to make known to him our needs and desires, but rather so that we ourselves may realize that in the things it is necessary to turn to god for help.
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Deep Desire God Help Himself Necessary Need Petition Philosophy Realize Thing
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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Embrace Faith Find God Heart Hope Mind Myself Perseverance Please Prayer Seek Wait Wisdom Yourself
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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Awe Big Deep Fable Lover Myth Philosophy Poet Poetic Wonder
Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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Affirm Always Deny Distinguish Rare
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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Catholic Faith False Gift Learn Necessary Philosophy Religion Science Truth
Beware the man of a single book.
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Beware Book Man Single
Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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Better Contemplate Deliver Illuminate Shine Truth
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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Captain Deep Forever High One Liner Philosophy Port Preserve Ship
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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Deep Devil Evil God Philosophy Serve World
Love follows knowledge.
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Follow Knowledge Love
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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Allow Compassion Deep Emotion Fear Feeling Heart Human Philosophy Power
God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
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God Gratitude Need Philosophy Receive Worship

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