“Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.”
Good
“Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.”
WorkAll Quotes by Thomas Aquinas
“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“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“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 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“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“Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice.”
Friendship“Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.”
Knowledge“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“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“Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.”
Work“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.”
Friendship“Wonder is the desire for knowledge.”
Knowledge“Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church.”
Faith“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.”
Faith“By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.”
Nature“Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.”
Faith“How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.”
God“To live well is to work well, to show a good activity.”
Work“Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.”
Friendship