It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
THOMAS AQUINASMost men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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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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Beware the man of a single book.
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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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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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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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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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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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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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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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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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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