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Quote by Thomas Aquinas
Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what

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. – Thomas Aquinas

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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. – Thomas Aquinas

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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. – Thomas Aquinas

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Death
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We cant have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves. – Thomas Aquinas

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How would it be possible if salvation were ready to our hand, and could without great labor be found, that it should be by almost all men neglected? But all things excellent are as difficult as they are rare. – Baruch (_Benedict de) Spinoza

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Every year, if not every day, we have to wager our salvation upon some prophecy based upon imperfect knowledge. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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