Love follows knowledge.
THOMAS AQUINASBetter to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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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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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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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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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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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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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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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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Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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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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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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