Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
THOMAS AQUINASTo love is to will the good of the other.
More Thomas Aquinas Quotes
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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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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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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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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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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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Beware the man of a single book.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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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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The soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
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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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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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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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We must love them both, those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject, for both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in finding it.
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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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To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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