Our aspect of neighborly love is that we must not merely will our neighbors good, but actually work to bring it about.
THOMAS AQUINASBeware the man of a single book.
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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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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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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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Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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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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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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The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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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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Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
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Love follows knowledge.
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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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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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To love is to will the good of the other.
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