To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
THOMAS AQUINASBeware the man of a single book.
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Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.
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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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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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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 things that we love tell us what we are.
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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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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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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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Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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Beware the man of a single book.
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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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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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