Thomas Aquinas Quotes
Mary means Star of the sea, for as mariners are guided to port by the ocean star, so Christians attain to glory through Mary's maternal intercession.
Quotes to Explore
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He's protected the football, which is very important. I think he has made good decisions when things aren't there, which is really important. Everybody is going to hit something that's open. But when it's not there, Mark has played well.
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When we become advocates of a creed, something dies; we do not believe God, we only believe our belief about Him.
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I don't believe in astrology. It's a lot of crap. I just think that's another thing you should throw out the window. Mysticism. Cheap. It's amazing that people still hang on to that after all these years.
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Darkness is merely the absence of light, and fear is merely the absence of love. If we want to be rid of fear, we cannot fight it but must replace it with love.
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Believe that you are bigger than your difficulties, for you are, indeed.
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If you give appreciation to people, you win their goodwill.
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Wise men hear and see as little children do.
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When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
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I have to drive to Wilburton three times a week. There's no telling how much gas money we spend.
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'Physician, heal thyself' is more true in matters religious than mundane.
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My friends were poor, but honest, so's my love.
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Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too.
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Brisk Confidence still best with woman copes: Pique her and soothe in turn-soon Passion crowns thy hopes.
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Economy is too late when you are at the bottom of your purse.
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Music has just as much to do with movement and body as it does soul and intellect.
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I can no more reread my own books than I can watch old home movies or look at snapshots of myself as a child. I wind up sitting on the floor, paralyzed by grief and nostalgia.
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Be united with other Christians. A wall with loose bricks is not good. The bricks must be cemented together.
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Give other Christians permission to be different from you. You're not the only Christ-follower in the world, and neither are you the most committed. Your way of loving Jesus is neither the only way for the best. If you don't know that, your Christian world is way too small.
