The knowledge of God is the cause of things. For the knowledge of God is to all creatures what the knowledge of the artificer is to things made by his art.
The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.
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.
Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church.
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice.
How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.
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.
Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.
We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves.
The knowledge of God is the cause of things. For the knowledge of God is to all creatures what the knowledge of the artificer is to things made by his art.
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.
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.