All Thomas Aquinas Quotes
- One aspect of neighbourly love is that we must not merely will our neighbours good, but actually work to bring it about. Actually Work
- Wonder is the desire of knowledge. Desire
- The magnitude of the punishment matches the magnitude of the sin. Now a sin that is against God is infinite; the higher the person against… Citizen
- Nothing which implies contradiction falls under the omnipotence of God. Contradiction
- I can write no more. All that I have written seems like straw. All
- One day when Thomas Aquinas was preaching to the local populace on the love of God, he saw an old woman listening attentively to his… All
- The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Love; It signifies Love, It produces love. The Eucharist is the consummation of the whole spiritual life. Consummation
- The end of every maker is himself. End
- Given the sin of impiety through which they [the Romans] sinned against the divine nature [by idolatry], the punishment that led them to sin against… Abandoned
- If all the sins of the flesh are worthy of condemnation because by them man allows himself to be dominated by that which he has… All
- Man can sin against nature in two ways. First, when he sins against his specific rational nature, acting contrary to reason. In this sense, we… Acting
- Secondly, man sins against nature when he goes against his generic nature, that is to say, his animal nature. Now, it is evident that, in… Accord
- Practical sciences proceed by building up; theoretical science by resolving into components. Building
- The light of faith makes us see what we believe. Believe
- Charity is the form, mover, mother and root of all the virtues. All
- Characteristics which define beauty are wholeness, harmony and radiance. Beauty
- God has need for our worship. It is we who need to show our gratitude for what we have received. God
- It is not possible to be ignorant of the end of things if we know their beginning. Beginning
- Not everything that is more difficult is more meritorious. Difficult
- Better to illuminate, than merely to shine. Better