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Men Quotes by Thomas Aquinas
- Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.
- Man should not consider his material possession his own, but as common to all, so as to share them without hesitation when others are in…
- How is it they live in such harmony the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in…
- A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational.
- Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to…
- Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him.
- Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will.
- Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
- Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.
- There is but one Church in which men find salvation, just as outside the ark of Noah it was not possible for anyone to be…
- It is clear that he does not pray, who, far from uplifting himself to God, requires that God shall lower Himself to him, and who…
- 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...…
- 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…
- A man does not always choose what his guardian angel intends.
- The Angel's bread is made the Bread of man today.
- Wonder [admiratio astonishment, marvel] is a kind of desire for knowledge. The situation arises when one sees an effect and does not know its cause,…
- If there were some solitary or feral man, the passions of the soul would be sufficient for him; by them he would be conformed to…
- 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…
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