When the devil is called god of this world, it is not because he made it, but because we serve him with our worldiness.
THOMAS AQUINASRarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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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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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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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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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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The soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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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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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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Love follows knowledge.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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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