Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
THOMAS AQUINASTrue peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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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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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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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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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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Our aspect of neighborly love is that we must not merely will our neighbors good, but actually work to bring it about.
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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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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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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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Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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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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Beware the man of a single book.
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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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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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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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