“If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way.”
Religion
“It is possible to demonstrate God's existence, although not a priori, yet a posteriori from some work of His more surely known to us.”
WorkAll Quotes by Thomas Aquinas
“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“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.”
Friendship“Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.”
Knowledge“Wonder is the desire for knowledge.”
Knowledge“Happiness is secured through virtue it is a good attained by man's own will.”
Happiness“Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient.”
Nature“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“The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.”
Courage“It is possible to demonstrate God's existence, although not a priori, yet a posteriori from some work of His more surely known to us.”
Work“Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.”
Work“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“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“If forgers and malefactors are put to death by the secular power, there is much more reason for excommunicating and even putting to death one convicted of heresy.”
Death“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“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.”
Faith“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“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“To live well is to work well, to show a good activity.”
Work