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Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Theologian
Born: 1225
Died: 1274
God Good He Live Man Mind
Related authors: Albert Schweitzer Dietrich Bonhoeffer Hans Urs von Balthasar John Calvin Mary Baker Eddy Paul Tillich Reinhold Niebuhr William Barclay
There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship. Thomas Aquinas
Friendship True Friendship Nothing Earth More True Than Prized Relatable
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible. Thomas Aquinas
Faith Possible Without Explanation Who Necessary
The things that we love tell us what we are. Thomas Aquinas
Inspirational Love Tell Us Things
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever. Thomas Aquinas
Leadership Aim Would Highest He Were His Ship Forever Captain Keep Port Preserve
Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine. Thomas Aquinas
Good Wine Sympathy Bath Glass Sorrow Sleep
Love takes up where knowledge leaves off. Thomas Aquinas
Love Knowledge Takes Leaves Off Up Where
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. Thomas Aquinas
Man Three Believe Ought He Know Salvation Things Necessary Desire
Every judgement of conscience, be it right or wrong, be it about things evil in themselves or morally indifferent, is obligatory, in such wise that he who acts against his conscience always sins. Thomas Aquinas
Wise Evil Every About Morally Indifferent Obligatory He Wrong Judgement Always His Sins Against Themselves Who Acts Conscience Right Things
Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate. Thomas Aquinas
Better Shine Others Deliver Merely Contemplate Contemplated Than Truths Illuminate
Wonder is the desire for knowledge. Thomas Aquinas
Knowledge Wonder Desire
To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin. Thomas Aquinas
Patience Mark Else Someone Oneself Bear Imperfection Perfection Sin Wrongs Done Even Actual
It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes. Thomas Aquinas
Time Jokes Mind Relaxation Make From Time To Time Use Requisite Deeds Playful
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious. Thomas Aquinas
Friendship Become Pleasures Pursuits Most Without Greatest Source Friends Agreeable Even Tedious
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 about someone they know. Thomas Aquinas
War Men Live Stars Harmony Minds Minute About Someone Know Most Without How Go Declaring Barely Billions
How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God. Thomas Aquinas
Love God First Live Harmony Madly Know How Same Need
Beware of the person of one book. Thomas Aquinas
Book One Book Beware Person
Well-ordered self-love is right and natural. Thomas Aquinas
Natural Self-Love Right
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
Knowledge Master Once Evidence Ourselves Must Led May Afterwards Then Full Believing Start
Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures. Thomas Aquinas
Spiritual Man Joy Become Live Addicted Carnal Pleasures He True Joys Without Cannot Deprived Therefore Necessary
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. Thomas Aquinas
Life Own Consists Direction Somewhat Highest Dead Another Always Subject Governs Being Which Manifestation Actions Thing
Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand. Thomas Aquinas
Hope Faith Seen Hand Things
Because of the diverse conditions of humans, it happens that some acts are virtuous to some people, as appropriate and suitable to them, while the same acts are immoral for others, as inappropriate to them. Thomas Aquinas
People Some People Suitable Others Appropriate Virtuous Immoral Some Diverse Because Conditions Same Happens While Them Inappropriate Acts Humans
If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way. Thomas Aquinas
Religion You Christ Looking Way Take He Himself Because Go Which Then Should
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
Church Men Saved Possible Find Outside Noah Ark Salvation Just Anyone Which
Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will. Thomas Aquinas
Happiness Good Man Will Own Virtue Secured Through Attained
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. Thomas Aquinas
Big Lover Philosopher Philosophers Philosophy Way Alike Fables Poetic Poets Myths Arises Bound Because His His Way Wonder Being Awe
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