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 one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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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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The soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
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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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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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Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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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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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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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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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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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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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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