True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
THOMAS AQUINASFaith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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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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Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
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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 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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God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
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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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Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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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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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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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The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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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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Beware the man of a single book.
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