The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
THOMAS AQUINASThree 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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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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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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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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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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Love follows knowledge.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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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Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
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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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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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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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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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