Without the suitable conditions life could not exist. But both life and its conditions set forth the operations … - Thomas Aquinas

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Thomas Aquinas

Without the suitable conditions life could not exist. But both life and its conditions set forth the operations of inscrutable Power. We know not its origin; we know not its end. And the presumption, if not the degradation, rests with those who place upon the throne of the universe a magnified image of themselves, and make its doings a mere colossal imitation of their own. Wonder was the motive that led people to philosophy. . . wonder is a kind of desire in knowledge. It is the cause of delight because it carries with it the hope of discovery.

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