To pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don’t see ourselves sleeping.
THOMAS AQUINASFaith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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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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Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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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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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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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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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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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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To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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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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Beware the man of a single book.
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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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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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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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