The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
THOMAS AQUINASFriendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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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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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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 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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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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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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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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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Beware the man of a single book.
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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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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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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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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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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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