Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
THOMAS AQUINASFriendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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Our aspect of neighborly love is that we must not merely will our neighbors good, but actually work to bring it about.
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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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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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Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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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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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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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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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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Beware the man of a single book.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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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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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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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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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