There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
THOMAS AQUINASWonder is the desire of knowledge.
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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.
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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 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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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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The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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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Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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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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The soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
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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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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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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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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.
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