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 AQUINASI would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.
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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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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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The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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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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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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Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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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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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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Love follows knowledge.
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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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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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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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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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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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