“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
“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.”
NatureAll 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“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“Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient.”
Nature“Wonder is the desire for knowledge.”
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“By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.”
Nature“To live well is to work well, to show a good activity.”
Work“If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way.”
Religion“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“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“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“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“Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.”
Friendship“The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.”
Courage“Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.”
Knowledge“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“Happiness is secured through virtue it is a good attained by man's own will.”
Happiness“Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice.”
Friendship