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Thomas Aquinas quotes: Wonder is the desire of knowledge. Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: God is never angry for His sake, only for ours. God is never angry for His sake, only for ours.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: The truth of the Christian faith surpasses the capacity of reason. The truth of the Christian faith surpasses the capacity of reason.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Justice is in subjects as well as in rulers. Justice is in subjects as well as in rulers.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Charity brings to life again those who are spiritually dead. Charity brings to life again those who are spiritually dead.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: This Blood that but one drop of has the power to win all the world forgiveness of its world of sin. This Blood that but one drop of has the power to win all the world forgiveness of its world of sin.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: There is nothing in your mind which wasn't experienced before hand. There is nothing in your mind which wasn't experienced before hand.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: The Blessed Eucharist is the perfect Sacrament of the Lord's Passion, since It contains Christ Himself and his Passion. The Blessed Eucharist is the perfect Sacrament of the Lord's Passion, since It contains Christ Himself and his Passion.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: It is written: "Wizards thou shalt not suffer to live" (Ex. 22:18); and: "In the morning I put to death all the wicked of the land" (Ps. 100:8) ... It is written: "Wizards thou shalt not suffer to live" (Ex. 22:18); and: "In the morning I put to death all the wicked of the land" (Ps. 100:8) ...
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand. Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: To virginity is awarded the tribute of the highest beauty To virginity is awarded the tribute of the highest beauty
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Arrive at knowledge over small streamlets, and do not plunge immediately into the ocean, since progress must go from the easier to the more difficult. Arrive at knowledge over small streamlets, and do not plunge immediately into the ocean, since progress must go from the easier to the more difficult.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Theology is taught by God, teaches God, and leads to God. Theology is taught by God, teaches God, and leads to God.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Greed is a sin against God, just as all mortal sins, in as much as man condemns things eternal for the sake of temporal things, Greed is a sin against God, just as all mortal sins, in as much as man condemns things eternal for the sake of temporal things,
Thomas Aquinas quotes: The soul is like an uninhabited worldthat comes to life only whenGod lays His headagainst us. The soul is like an uninhabited world
that comes to life only when
God lays His head
against us.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: I can write no more. All that I have written seems like straw. I can write no more. All that I have written seems like straw.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: A man does not always choose what his guardian angel intends. A man does not always choose what his guardian angel intends.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: He who is drawn to something desirable does not desire to have it as a thought but as a thing. He who is drawn to something desirable does not desire to have it as a thought but as a thing.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: If a man deliberately abstains from wine to such an extent that he does serious harm to his nature, he will not be free from blame. If a man deliberately abstains from wine to such an extent that he does serious harm to his nature, he will not be free from blame.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Mary means Star of the sea, for as mariners are guided to port by the ocean star, so Christians attain to glory through Mary's maternal intercession. Mary means Star of the sea, for as mariners are guided to port by the ocean star, so Christians attain to glory through Mary's maternal intercession.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: It is better to illuminate than merely to shine.Maius est illuminare quam lucere solum. It is better to illuminate than merely to shine.
Maius est illuminare quam lucere solum.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Man cannot live without joy. That is why one deprived of spiritual joys goes over to carnal pleasures. Man cannot live without joy. That is why one deprived of spiritual joys goes over to carnal pleasures.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: The Stone is one, the Medicine is one, to which we add nothing, only in the preparation removing superfluities. The Stone is one, the Medicine is one, to which we add nothing, only in the preparation removing superfluities.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: For in order that man may do well, whether in the works of the active life, or in those of the contemplative life, he needs the fellowship of friends. For in order that man may do well, whether in the works of the active life, or in those of the contemplative life, he needs the fellowship of friends.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: When fear is excessive it can make many a man despair. When fear is excessive it can make many a man despair.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: An act of love always tends towards two things; to the good that one wills, and to the person for whom one wills it. An act of love always tends towards two things; to the good that one wills, and to the person for whom one wills it.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: The blessed in the kingdom of heaven will see the punishments of the damned, in order that their bliss be more delightful for them. The blessed in the kingdom of heaven will see the punishments of the damned, in order that their bliss be more delightful for them.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Knowledge depends on the mode of the knower; for what is known is in the knower according to the measure of his mode Knowledge depends on the mode of the knower; for what is known is in the knower according to the measure of his mode
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Faith does not quench desire, but inflames it. Faith does not quench desire, but inflames it.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: One cannot use an evil action with reference to a good intention. One cannot use an evil action with reference to a good intention.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: To love God is something greater than to know Him. To love God is something greater than to know Him.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Love; It signifies Love, It produces love. The Eucharist is the consummation of the whole spiritual life. The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Love; It signifies Love, It produces love. The Eucharist is the consummation of the whole spiritual life.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: I cannot understand how anyone conscious of mortal sin can laugh or be merry. I cannot understand how anyone conscious of mortal sin can laugh or be merry.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: To pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don't see ourselves sleeping. To pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don't see ourselves sleeping.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Do not wish to jump immediately from the streams to the sea, because one has to go through easier things to the more difficult. Do not wish to jump immediately from the streams to the sea, because one has to go through easier things to the more difficult.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: The Cross to me is certain salvation. The Cross is that which I ever adore. The Cross of the Lord is with me. The Cross is my refuge. The Cross to me is certain salvation. The Cross is that which I ever adore. The Cross of the Lord is with me. The Cross is my refuge.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: 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? 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?
Thomas Aquinas quotes: I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain. I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: In the realm of evil thoughts none induces to sin as much as do thoughts that concern the pleasure of the flesh. In the realm of evil thoughts none induces to sin as much as do thoughts that concern the pleasure of the flesh.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious. Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Locus ab auctoritate est infirmissimus. [The argument from authority is the weakest.] Locus ab auctoritate est infirmissimus. [The argument from authority is the weakest.]
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Don't ask who said it? Ask what they said. Don't ask who said it? Ask what they said.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Human salvation demands the divine disclosure of truths surpassing reason. Human salvation demands the divine disclosure of truths surpassing reason.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: It is a sin directly against one's neighbour, since one man cannot over-abound in external riches, without another man lacking them. It is a sin directly against one's neighbour, since one man cannot over-abound in external riches, without another man lacking them.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: To teach in order to lead others to faith is the task of every preacher and of each believer. To teach in order to lead others to faith is the task of every preacher and of each believer.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: I cannot go on ... All that I have written seems to me like so much straw compared to what I have seen and what has been revealed to me. I cannot go on ... All that I have written seems to me like so much straw compared to what I have seen and what has been revealed to me.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will. Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Reason in man is rather like God in the world. Reason in man is rather like God in the world.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: For those with faith, no evidence is necessary; for those without it, no evidence will suffice. For those with faith, no evidence is necessary; for those without it, no evidence will suffice.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing; then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves. We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing; then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of the work he produces. The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of the work he produces.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Not everything that is more difficult is more meritorious. Not everything that is more difficult is more meritorious.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: There is but one Church in which men find salvation, just as outside the ark of Noah it was not possible for anyone to be saved. There is but one Church in which men find salvation, just as outside the ark of Noah it was not possible for anyone to be saved.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: It would be superfluous to receive by faith, things that can be known by natural reason It would be superfluous to receive by faith, things that can be known by natural reason
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Further, nothing, except sin, is contrary to an act of virtue. But war is contrary to peace. Therefore war is always a sin. Further, nothing, except sin, is contrary to an act of virtue. But war is contrary to peace. Therefore war is always a sin.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: The human mind may perceive truth only through thinking, as is clear from Augustine. The human mind may perceive truth only through thinking, as is clear from Augustine.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: God has need for our worship. It is we who need to show our gratitude for what we have received. God has need for our worship. It is we who need to show our gratitude for what we have received.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: The light of faith makes us see what we believe. The light of faith makes us see what we believe.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: It is not possible to be ignorant of the end of things if we know their beginning. It is not possible to be ignorant of the end of things if we know their beginning.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: It is only God who creates. Man merely rearranges. It is only God who creates. Man merely rearranges.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: To disparage the dictate of reason is equivalent to contemning the command of God. To disparage the dictate of reason is equivalent to contemning the command of God.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Charity, by which God and neighbor are loved, is the most perfect friendship. Charity, by which God and neighbor are loved, is the most perfect friendship.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Of all the pursuits open to men, the search for wisdom is most perfect, more sublime, more profitable, and more full of joy. Of all the pursuits open to men, the search for wisdom is most perfect, more sublime, more profitable, and more full of joy.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them. Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever. If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: The highest perfection of human life consists in the mind of man being detached from care, for the sake of God. The highest perfection of human life consists in the mind of man being detached from care, for the sake of God.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly. All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient. Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: The only-begotten Son of God, wanting to make us sharers in His divinity, assumed our nature, so that He, made man, might make men gods. The only-begotten Son of God, wanting to make us sharers in His divinity, assumed our nature, so that He, made man, might make men gods.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: A song is the exultation of the mind dwelling on eternal things, bursting forth in the voice. A song is the exultation of the mind dwelling on eternal things, bursting forth in the voice.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them. The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: But a dauntless faith believes But a dauntless faith believes
Thomas Aquinas quotes: nothing can be known, save what is true; nothing can be known, save what is true;
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Wonder is the desire for knowledge. Wonder is the desire for knowledge.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship. There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: To convert somebody go and take them by the hand and guide them. To convert somebody go and take them by the hand and guide them.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: God is not related to creatures as though belonging to a different "genus," but as transcending every "genus," and as the principle of all "genera. God is not related to creatures as though belonging to a different "genus," but as transcending every "genus," and as the principle of all "genera.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: All that is true, by whomsoever it has been said has its origin in the Spirit. All that is true, by whomsoever it has been said has its origin in the Spirit.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: 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. 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.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: The greatness of the human being consists in this: that it is capable of the universe. The greatness of the human being consists in this:
that it is capable of the universe.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Honor is due to God and to persons of great excellence as a sign of attestation of excellence already existing; not that honor makes them excellent. Honor is due to God and to persons of great excellence as a sign of attestation of excellence already existing; not that honor makes them excellent.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason. Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Man should not consider his material possessions as his own, but as common to all, so as to share them without hesitation when others are in need Man should not consider his material possessions as his own, but as common to all, so as to share them without hesitation when others are in need
Thomas Aquinas quotes: O saving Victim, opening wide The gate of heaven to man below, Our foes press on from every side, Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow. O saving Victim, opening wide The gate of heaven to man below, Our foes press on from every side, Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Whenever God wakes in us, our thinking becomes clear - nothing is missing. Whenever God wakes in us, our thinking becomes clear - nothing is missing.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: A thing is lovable according as it is good. But God is infinite good. Therefore He is infinitely lovable. A thing is lovable according as it is good. But God is infinite good. Therefore He is infinitely lovable.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments. By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.
Thomas Aquinas 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. 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.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: If you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust. If you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Love takes up where knowledge leaves off. Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: To live well is to work well, to show a good activity. To live well is to work well, to show a good activity.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish. Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which set bounds to the passions Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which set bounds to the passions
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Any error about creation also leads to an error about God. Any error about creation also leads to an error about God.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Faith will tell us Christ is present, When our human senses fail. Faith will tell us Christ is present, When our human senses fail.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Distinctions drawn by the mind are not necessarily equivalent to distinctions in reality. Distinctions drawn by the mind are not necessarily equivalent to distinctions in reality.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Art is right reason in the doing of work. Art is right reason in the doing of work.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Characteristics which define beauty are wholeness, harmony and radiance. Characteristics which define beauty are wholeness, harmony and radiance.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Even as in heaven there will be most perfect charity, so in hell there will be the most perfect hate. Even as in heaven there will be most perfect charity, so in hell there will be the most perfect hate.
Thomas Aquinas quotes: Not everyone who is enlightened by an angel knows that he is enlightened by him. Not everyone who is enlightened by an angel knows that he is enlightened by him.

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