“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.”
FaithAll Quotes by Thomas Aquinas
“Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.”
Work“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“By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.”
Nature“Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.”
Good“How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.”
God“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“Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.”
Faith“Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church.”
Faith“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“Happiness is secured through virtue it is a good attained by man's own will.”
Happiness“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“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“Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient.”
Nature“To live well is to work well, to show a good activity.”
Work“Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice.”
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“If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way.”
Religion