God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
THOMAS AQUINASThere is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
More Thomas Aquinas Quotes
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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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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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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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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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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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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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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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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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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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Love follows knowledge.
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To love is to will the good of the other.
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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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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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