Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.
THOMAS AQUINASWe 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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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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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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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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Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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How is it they live in such harmony, the billions of stars, when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds?
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The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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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 love is to will the good of the other.
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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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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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Beware the man of a single book.
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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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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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