Tag: Thomas Aquinas
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Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice.
Thomas Aquinas
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Not everything that is more difficult is more meritorious.
Thomas Aquinas
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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.
Thomas Aquinas
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Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists on playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse to such things at times.
Thomas Aquinas
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The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness.
Thomas Aquinas
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All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly.
Thomas Aquinas
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Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community.
Thomas Aquinas
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Clearly the person who accepts the Church as an infallible guide will believe whatever the Church teaches.
Thomas Aquinas
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Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.
Thomas Aquinas
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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