The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
THOMAS AQUINASThe Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
THOMAS AQUINASWonder is the desire of knowledge.
THOMAS AQUINASWhen the devil is called god of this world, it is not because he made it, but because we serve him with our worldiness.
THOMAS AQUINASMost men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
THOMAS AQUINASHe who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? because anger looks to the good of justice. And if you could live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust.
THOMAS AQUINASFriendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
THOMAS AQUINASThe soul is uninhabited world that only comes to life when god lays his head against us.
THOMAS AQUINASBetter to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
THOMAS AQUINASGod has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show gratitude for what we have received.
THOMAS AQUINASHow 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 AQUINASThe study of truth requires a considerable effort – which is why few are willing to undertake it out of love of knowledge – despite the fact that God has implanted a natural appetite for such knowledge in the minds of men.
THOMAS AQUINASFear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts.
THOMAS AQUINASA mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
THOMAS AQUINASNothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
THOMAS AQUINASWe must love them both, those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject, for both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in finding it.
THOMAS AQUINASMan 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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