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.
THOMAS AQUINASTo pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don’t see ourselves sleeping.
More Thomas Aquinas Quotes
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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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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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Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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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 Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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Beware the man of a single book.
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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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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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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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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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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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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