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
THOMAS AQUINASGrant 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
More Thomas Aquinas Quotes
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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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To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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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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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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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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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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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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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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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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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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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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