Thomas Aquinas Quotes - Famous Quotes by Thomas Aquinas
Born: 1225-00-00
Died: 1274-03-07
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A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational.
- Saint Thomas Aquinas
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A man should remind himself that an object of faith is not scientifically demonstrable, lest presuming to demonstrate what is of faith, he should produce inconclusive reasons and offer occasion for unbelievers to scoff at a faith based on such ground.
- Saint Thomas Aquinas
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All that is true, by whomsoever it has been said has its origin in the Spirit.
- Thomas Aquinas
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Beware the man of one book.
- Saint Thomas Aquinas
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Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.
- Thomas Aquinas
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For loving draws us more to things than knowing does, since good is found by going to the thing, whereas the true is found when the thing comes to us.
- Thomas Aquinas
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Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
- Thomas Aquinas
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Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good.
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He who is dying of hunger must be fed rather than taught.
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How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.
- Thomas Aquinas
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If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way.
- Thomas Aquinas
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In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful intention.
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Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in circumstances confronting him.
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Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.
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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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Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them.
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The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.
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Three things are necessary for the salvation of man to know what he ought to believe to know what he ought to desire and to know what he ought to do.
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To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
- Thomas Aquinas
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We are like children, who stand in need of masters to enlighten us and direct us and God has provided for this, by appointing his angels to be our teachers and guides.
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Wonder is the desire for knowledge.
- Thomas Aquinas
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