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?
THOMAS AQUINASMost men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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To love is to will the good of the other.
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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 soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
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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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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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The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
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True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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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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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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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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Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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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Beware the man of a single book.
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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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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 has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
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Love follows 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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Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
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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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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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