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.
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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To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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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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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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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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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 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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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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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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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Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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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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Love follows knowledge.
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