To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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
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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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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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Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
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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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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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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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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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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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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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Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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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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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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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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