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Thomas Aquinas
Italian
Theologian
Born:
1225
Died:
1274
God
Good
He
Live
Man
Mind
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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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