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.
THOMAS AQUINASFriendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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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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To pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don’t see ourselves sleeping.
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Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder.
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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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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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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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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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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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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