To love is to will the good of the other.
THOMAS AQUINASWe must love them both, those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject, for both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in finding it.
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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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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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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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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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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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Love follows knowledge.
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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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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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The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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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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The soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
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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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Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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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