A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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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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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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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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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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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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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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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Beware the man of a single book.
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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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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
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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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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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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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