I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.
THOMAS AQUINASThe things that we love tell us what we are.
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Beware the man of a single book.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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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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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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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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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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Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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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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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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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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