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Against Quotes by Thomas Aquinas
- 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…
- The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness.
- It is altogether unlawful to kill oneself... Wherefore suicide is contrary to the inclination of nature, and to charity whereby every man should love himself...…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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,
- The Sacrament of the Body of the Lord puts the demons to flight, defends us against the incentives to vice and to concupiscence, cleanses the…
- The Church has ever proved indestructible. Her persecutors have failed to destroy her; in fact, it was during times of persecution that the Church grew…
- Sacred Scripture, since it has no science above itself, can dispute with one who denies its principles only if the opponent admits some at least…
- Since faith rests upon infallible truth, and since the contrary of a truth can never be demonstrated, it is clear that the arguments brought against…
- The soul is like an uninhabited world that comes to life only when God lays His head against us.
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- I have nothing against 3-D in theory. But I've also never run to the movies because something's in 3-D. — J. J. Abrams
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner… — Aristotle
- The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for… — Aristotle
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- We get information in the mail, the regular postal mail, encrypted or not, vet it like a regular news organization, format it… — Julian Assange