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Act Quotes by Thomas Aquinas
- The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.
- A person is disposed to an act of choice by an angel ... in two ways. Sometimes, a man's understanding is enlightened by an angel…
- Without doubt one is allowed to resist against the unjust aggressor to one's life, one's goods or one's physical integrity; sometimes, even 'til the aggressor's…
- Believing is an act of the intellect assenting to the divine truth by command of the will moved by God through grace.
- I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.
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