Quote by Thomas Aquinas
The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being g

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. – Thomas Aquinas

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Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand. – Thomas Aquinas

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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. – Thomas Aquinas

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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. – Thomas Aquinas

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The ship of heaven guides itself and will not accept a wooden rudder. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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We carry our homes within us which enables us to fly. – John Milton Cage

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Without moral and intellectual independence, there is no anchor for national independence. – David Ben-Gurion

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There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon ones self. – John Gay

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A kind word is like a Spring day. – Russian Proverb

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No nation was ever ruined by trade. – Benjamin Franklin

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Beware what you set your heart upon. For it shall surely be yours. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Most of my actor friends dont believe its possible to let go of it and be happy, and for a while that was true for me. For the first two years I ached, every day. And I had such bad dreams. But then I made the decision to start working on my little shop and all that went away. – Genie Francis

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