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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.
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.
Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
Beware of the person of one book.
By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.
Clearly the person who accepts the Church as an infallible guide will believe whatever the Church teaches.
Distinctions drawn by the mind are not necessarily equivalent to distinctions in reality.
Every judgement of conscience, be it right or wrong, be it about things evil in themselves or morally indifferent, is obligatory, in such wise that he who acts against his conscience always sins.
Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
God should not be called an individual substance, since the principal of individuation is matter.
Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good.
Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will.
Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church.
How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.
How is it they live in such harmony the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds about someone they know.
Human salvation demands the divine disclosure of truths surpassing reason.
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.
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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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Adam Weishaupt
Profession
Clergyman
BirthDate
06 February, 1748
DeathDate
18 November, 1830
Country
Germany
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