The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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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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To pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don’t see ourselves sleeping.
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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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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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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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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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The soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
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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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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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Love follows knowledge.
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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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Beware the man of a single book.
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