We 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.
THOMAS AQUINASTo 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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Beware the man of a single book.
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Love follows knowledge.
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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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Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
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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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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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To love is to will the good of the other.
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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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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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God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
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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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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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