God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
THOMAS AQUINASGod 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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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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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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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 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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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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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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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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Beware the man of a single book.
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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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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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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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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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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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