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.
THOMAS AQUINASThere must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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Love follows knowledge.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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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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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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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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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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
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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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