The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
THOMAS AQUINASA mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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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Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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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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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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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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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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Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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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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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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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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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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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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