Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
THOMAS AQUINASThe greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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Love follows knowledge.
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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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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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How is it they live in such harmony, the billions of stars, when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds?
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God himself would not permit evil in this world if good did not come of it for the benefit and harmony of the universe.
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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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The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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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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Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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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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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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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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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of 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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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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