“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.”
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Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church.
As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegotten, for the active power of the male seed tends to the production of a perfect likeness in the masculine sex while the production of a woman comes from defect in the active power.
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
Wonder is the desire for knowledge.
