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" To convert somebody go and take them by the hand and guide them. "

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" Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community. "

" Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists on playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse to such things at times. "

" Man should not consider his material possession his own, but as common to all, so as to share them without hesitation when others are in need. "

" The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness. "

" If forgers and malefactors are put to death by the secular power, there is much more reason for excommunicating and even putting to death one convicted of heresy. "

" Well-ordered self-love is right and natural. "

" God should not be called an individual substance, since the principal of individuation is matter. "

" The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing. "

" A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational. "

" Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church. "

" 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. "

" If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever. "

" That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in hell. "

" Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will. "

" Love is a binding force, by which another is joined to me and cherished by myself. "

" The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them. "

" It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes. "

" Distinctions drawn by the mind are not necessarily equivalent to distinctions in reality. "

" Because of the diverse conditions of humans, it happens that some acts are virtuous to some people, as appropriate and suitable to them, while the same acts are immoral for others, as inappropriate to them. "

" Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason. "

" Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him. "

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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. "

" Wonder is the desire for knowledge. "

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" Beware of the person of one book. "

" 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 about someone they know. "

" It is possible to demonstrate God's existence, although not a priori, yet a posteriori from some work of His more surely known to us. "

" Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work. "