Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.
THOMAS AQUINASThe 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.
More Thomas Aquinas Quotes
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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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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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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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God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
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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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Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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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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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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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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To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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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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Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
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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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The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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