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.
THOMAS AQUINASBeware the man of a single book.
More Thomas Aquinas Quotes
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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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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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Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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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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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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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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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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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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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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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Beware the man of a single book.
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