There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
THOMAS AQUINASThere must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
More Thomas Aquinas Quotes
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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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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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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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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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Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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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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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
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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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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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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
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To love is to will the good of the other.
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