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.
THOMAS AQUINASThere is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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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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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 soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
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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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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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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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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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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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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Love follows knowledge.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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To pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don’t see ourselves sleeping.
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