When the devil is called god of this world, it is not because he made it, but because we serve him with our worldiness.
THOMAS AQUINASFaith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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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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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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Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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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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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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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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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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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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The soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
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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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He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? because anger looks to the good of justice. And if you could live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust.
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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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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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