A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
THOMAS AQUINASThe soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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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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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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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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The soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
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Love follows knowledge.
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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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To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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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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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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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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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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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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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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