The soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
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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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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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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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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Beware the man of a single book.
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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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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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Love follows knowledge.
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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 things that we love tell us what we are.
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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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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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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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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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Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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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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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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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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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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