Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to othe... - Thomas Aquinas

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

"Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious."

"The things that we love tell us what we are."

"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."

"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."