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 AQUINASOur 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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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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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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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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God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
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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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Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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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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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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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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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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Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
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To love is to will the good of the other.
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