Our aspect of neighborly love is that we must not merely will our neighbors good, but actually work to bring it about.
THOMAS AQUINASBecause 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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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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The soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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When the devil is called god of this world, it is not because he made it, but because we serve him with our worldiness.
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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 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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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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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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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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Love follows knowledge.
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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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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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Beware the man of a single book.
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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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