To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
THOMAS AQUINASTo one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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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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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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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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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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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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To love is to will the good of the other.
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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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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The soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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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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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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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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