All Thomas Aquinas Quotes
- Sloth is sluggishness of the mind which neglects to begin good...it is evil in its effect, if it so oppresses man as to draw him… Away Entirely
- One cannot use an evil action with reference to a good intention. Action
- A man should remind himself that an object of faith is not scientifically demonstrable, lest presuming to demonstrate what is of faith, he should produce… Based
- To restore man, who had been laid low by sin, to the heights of divine glory, the Word of the eternal Father, though containing all… All
- If a thing can be done adequately by means of one, it is superfluous to do it by means of several; for we observe that… Adequately
- Theology is taught by God, teaches God, and leads to God. God
- To teach in order to lead others to faith is the task of every preacher and of each believer. Believer
- Mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution; justice without mercy is cruelty. Cruelty
- God destines us for an end beyond the grasp of reason. Beyond
- Because we cannot know what God is, but only what He is not, we cannot consider how He is but only how He is not. Cannot Consider
- There is within every soul a thirst for happiness and meaning. Every Soul
- Bestow upon me, O Lord my God, understanding to know thee, diligence to seek thee, wisdom to find thee, and a faithfulness that may finally… Bestow
- The same fire" (which he decides to be material) " torments the damned in hell and the just in purgatory...The least pain in purgatory exceeds… Damned
- Greed is a sin against God, just as all mortal sins, in as much as man condemns things eternal for the sake of temporal things, All
- Concerning perfect blessedness which consists in a vision of God. Blessedness
- I cannot go on.... All that I have written seems to me like so much straw compared to what I have seen and what has… All
- Eternity is called whole, not because it has parts, but because it is lacking in nothing. Called
- You change people by delight, by pleasure. Change
- When the devil is called the god of this world, it is not because he made it, but because we serve him with our worldliness. Called
- God himself would not permit evil in this world if good did not come of it for the benefit and harmony of the universe. Benefit