The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
THOMAS AQUINASRarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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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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The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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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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To love is to will the good of the other.
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We must love them both, those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject, for both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in finding it.
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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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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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Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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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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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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How is it they live in such harmony, the billions of stars, when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds?
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