It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
THOMAS AQUINASThe 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.
More Thomas Aquinas Quotes
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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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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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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 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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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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Love follows knowledge.
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Beware the man of a single book.
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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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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call 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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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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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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Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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