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
THOMAS AQUINASI would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.
More Thomas Aquinas Quotes
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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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 greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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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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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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I 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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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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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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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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We must love them both, those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject, for both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in finding it.
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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 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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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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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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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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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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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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Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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Beware the man of a single book.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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