“As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegotten, for the active power of the male seed tends to the production of a perfect likeness in the masculine sex while the production of a woman comes from defect in the active power.”
Nature
“In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful intention.”
WarAll Quotes by Thomas Aquinas
“The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false.”
Faith“Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.”
Work“Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.”
Friendship“Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.”
Good“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.”
Faith“Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice.”
Friendship“To live well is to work well, to show a good activity.”
Work“The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.”
Courage“How is it they live in such harmony the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds about someone they know.”
Men“Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient.”
Nature“In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful intention.”
War“The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of the work he produces.”
Work“Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.”
Knowledge“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 ourselves.”
Knowledge“Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists on playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse to such things at times.”
Work“To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin.”
Patience“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.”
Friendship“How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.”
God“If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way.”
Religion