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Saint Quotes by Thomas Aquinas
- If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way.
- Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
- Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church.
- All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly.
- We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing; then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for…
- The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.
- 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…
- To convert somebody go and take them by the hand and guide them.
- Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and…
- That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in…
- Charity is the form, mover, mother and root of all the virtues.
- Just as in one man there is one soul and one body, yet many members; even so the Catholic Church is one body, having many…
- 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…
- Just as in a physical body the operation of one member contributes to the good of the whole body, so it is in a spiritual…
- The greater the charity of the Saints in their heavenly home, the more they intercede for those who are still on their journey and the…
- What does it take to become a saint? Will it.
More Saint Quotes
- O, Thou hast damnable iteration; and art, indeed, able to corrupt a saint. — William Shakespeare
- For it is in giving that we receive. — Francis of Assisi
- If I were going to convert to any religion I would probably choose Catholicism because it at least has female saints and… — Margaret Atwood
- That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of… — Thomas Aquinas
- Philanthropic and religious bodies do not commonly make their executive officers out of saints. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- ... we ought to have saints' days to commemorate the great discoveries which have been made for all mankind, and perhaps for… — Winston Churchill
- I ain't no saint, but I've tried never to do anything that would hurt my family or offend God...I figure all any… — Elvis Presley
- We can spend our lives letting the world tell us who we are. Sane or insane. Saints or sex addicts. Heroes or… — Chuck Palahniuk