The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
THOMAS AQUINASMan 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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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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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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 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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Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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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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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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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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 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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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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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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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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