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St Thomas Aquinas Quotes
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All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly. (Quote by - Saint Thomas Aquinas)
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. (Quote by - Saint Thomas Aquinas)
Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community. (Quote by - Saint Thomas Aquinas)
Not everything that is more difficult is more meritorious. (Quote by - Saint Thomas Aquinas)
Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them. (Quote by - Saint Thomas Aquinas)
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious. (Quote by - Saint Thomas Aquinas)
Beware of the person of one book. (Quote by - Saint Thomas Aquinas)
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. (Quote by - Saint Thomas Aquinas)
Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate. (Quote by - Saint Thomas Aquinas)
How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God. (Quote by - Saint Thomas Aquinas)
It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes. (Quote by - Saint Thomas Aquinas)
By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments. (Quote by - Saint Thomas Aquinas)
Human salvation demands the divine disclosure of truths surpassing reason. (Quote by - Saint Thomas Aquinas)
A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational. (Quote by - Saint Thomas Aquinas)