Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
THOMAS AQUINASWhen the devil is called god of this world, it is not because he made it, but because we serve him with our worldiness.
More Thomas Aquinas Quotes
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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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 greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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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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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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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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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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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The soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
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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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