The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
THOMAS AQUINASLove follows knowledge.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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We 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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Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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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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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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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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To love is to will the good of the other.
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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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The study of truth requires a considerable effort – which is why few are willing to undertake it out of love of knowledge – despite the fact that God has implanted a natural appetite for such knowledge in the minds of men.
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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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