Thoughtful Quotes

582 quotes by 408 authors

Those of us who submitted or surrendered our ideas and dreams and identities to the 'leaders' must take back our rights, our identities, our responsibilities. — Maya Angelou
For a person who grew up in the '30s and '40s in the segregated South, with so many doors closed without explanation to me, libraries… — Maya Angelou
The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball - the further I am… — Susan B. Anthony
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible. — Thomas Aquinas
Love takes up where knowledge leaves off. — Thomas Aquinas
Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand. — Thomas Aquinas
How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God. — Thomas Aquinas
How is it they live in such harmony the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in… — Thomas Aquinas
Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate. — Thomas Aquinas
It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes. — Thomas Aquinas
A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational. — Thomas Aquinas
Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are… — Thomas Aquinas
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… — Thomas Aquinas
All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly. — Thomas Aquinas
God exist whether or not men may choose to believe in Him. The reason why many people do not believe in God is not so… — Unknown Author
Gradually, everything that happens in the world is coming to be of interest everywhere in the world, and, gradually, thoughtful men and women everywhere are… — Elihu Root
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. — Mother Teresa
It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren. — Sandra Day O'Connor
There is a tremendous amount of support for the approach we have taken, which again is to base our decisions on risk analysis and thoughtful… — Mike Johanns
The doubt of an earnest, thoughtful, patient and laborious mind is worthy of respect. In such doubt may be found indeed more faith than in… — John Lancaster Spalding

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