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Contrary Quotes by Thomas Aquinas
- Love must precede hatred, and nothing is hated save through being contrary to a suitable thing which is loved. And hence it is that every…
- 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...…
- 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…
- For it is necessary in every practical science to proceed in a composite (i.e. deductive) manner. On the contrary in speculative science, it is necessary…
- Even as he would be guilty of falsehood who would, in the name of another person, proffer things that are not committed to him, so…
- 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…
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- No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once… — Hannah Arendt
- There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development… — Lord Acton
- But human beings fall easily into despair, and from the very beginning we invented stories that enabled us to place our lives… — Karen Armstrong
- I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, far from… — Mikhail Bakunin
- When I get on stage, my first goal is not to show my expertise, but on the contrary, to give a bit… — Andrea Bocelli
- All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure. You can "already know for sure" things that… — Mark Twain
- Do not, however, mistake me. It is not to my good friend's heresy that I impute his honesty. On the contrary, 'tis… — Benjamin Franklin
- What must never be lost sight of is that a public functionary, in his capacity as functionary, produces absolutely nothing; that, on… — Charles Dunoyer