"By means of corporal and temporal things we……" — Saint Augustine
"By means of corporal and temporal things we may comprehend the eternal and the spiritual."
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- Nothing can be compared to the great beauty and capabilities of a soul; however keen our intellects may be, they… — Teresa of Avila
- Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world. — Ansel Adams
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- Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend. — Barbara Bush
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- He that will believe only what he can fully comprehend must have a long head or a very short creed. — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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- Nature is just enough; but men and women must comprehend and accept her suggestions. — Antoinette Brown Blackwell
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