To love is to will the good of the other.
THOMAS AQUINASFaith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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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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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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The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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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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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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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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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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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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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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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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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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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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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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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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Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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