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 AQUINASFriendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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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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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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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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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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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The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false.
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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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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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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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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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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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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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Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
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