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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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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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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Love follows knowledge.
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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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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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God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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