God himself would not permit evil in this world if good did not come of it for the benefit and harmony of the universe.
THOMAS AQUINASFriendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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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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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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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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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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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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To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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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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He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? because anger looks to the good of justice. And if you could live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust.
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Beware the man of a single book.
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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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Love follows knowledge.
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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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Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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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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Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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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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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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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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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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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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