To love is to will the good of the other.
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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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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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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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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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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Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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Beware the man of a single book.
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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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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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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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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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