The things that we love tell us what we are.
THOMAS AQUINASBetter to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
More Thomas Aquinas Quotes
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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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To love is to will the good of the other.
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God himself would not permit evil in this world if good did not come of it for the benefit and harmony of the universe.
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Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.
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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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I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.
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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?
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The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
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Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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A mans heart is right when he wills that god wills.
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Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder.
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It is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
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We 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.
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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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