The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
THOMAS AQUINASThe greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
THOMAS AQUINASLove follows knowledge.
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 AQUINASTrue peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of god.
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 AQUINASGrant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen
THOMAS AQUINASThree 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.
THOMAS AQUINASThere must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.
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.
THOMAS AQUINASI would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.
THOMAS AQUINASTo love is to will the good of the other.
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 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 AQUINASIt is only god who creates. Man merely arranges.
THOMAS AQUINASGod himself would not permit evil in this world if good did not come of it for the benefit and harmony of the universe.
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.
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