To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.

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If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way.

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Clearly the person who accepts the Church as an infallible guide will believe whatever the Church teaches.

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Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.

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

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Because we cannot know what God is, but only what He is not, we cannot consider how He is but only how He is not.

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

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

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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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