“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
“Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church.”
FaithAll Quotes by Thomas Aquinas
“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.”
Friendship“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.”
Faith“Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.”
Knowledge“Happiness is secured through virtue it is a good attained by man's own will.”
Happiness“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 live well is to work well, to show a good activity.”
Work“By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.”
Nature“If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way.”
Religion“Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient.”
Nature“Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.”
Faith“The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.”
Courage“Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.”
Friendship“The knowledge of God is the cause of things. For the knowledge of God is to all creatures what the knowledge of the artificer is to things made by his art.”
Art“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“Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.”
Work“Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.”
Good“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 hell.”
God“Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church.”
Faith“Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice.”
Friendship