Thomas Aquinas Quotes (66 Quotes)
- That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in hell.
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- To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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- Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him.
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- Art is right reason in the doing of work.
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- Love is a binding force, by which another is joined to me and cherished by myself.
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- Reason in man is rather like God in the world.
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- Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
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- The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness.
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- Wonder is the desire for knowledge.
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- To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin.
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- Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good.
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- If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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- Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will.
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- Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and satisfaction by means of good works.
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- Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.
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