The Philosopher Ought Never To Try To

Angels Are Able To Know And Understand Better Than The Human Intellect Can, Precisely Because Such Knowledge And Understanding Comes To Them By Way Of Ideas Infused In Them By God.

A Good Book Deserves An Active Reading. The Activity Of Reading Does Not Stop With The Work Of Understanding What A Book Says. It Must Be Completed By The Work Of Criticism, The Work Of Judging. The Undemanding Reader Fails To Satisfy This Requirement, Probably Even More Than He Fails To Analyze And Interpret. He Not Only Makes No Effort To Understand; He Also Dismisses A Book Simply By Putting It Aside And Forgetting It. Worse Than Faintly Praising It, He Damns It By Giving It No Critical Consideration Whatever.

... Always Keep In Mind That An Article Of Faith Is Not Something That The Faithful Assume. Faith, For Those Who Have It, Is The Most Certain Form Of Knowledge, Not A Tentative Opinion.

It Is Love Rather Than Sexual Lust Or Unbridled Sexuality If, In Addition To The Need Or Want Involved, There Is Also Some Impulse To Give Pleasure To The Persons Thus Loved And Not Merely To Use Them For Our Own Selfish Pleasure.

The Purpose Of Learning Is Growth, And Our Minds, Unlike Our Bodies, Can Continue Growing As We Continue To Live.