There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
THOMAS AQUINASThe Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
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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 greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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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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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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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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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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God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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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Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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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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Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
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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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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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