Thomas Aquinas Quotes
- Beware the man of one book. - View Quote Details on Beware the man of one book.
- O saving Victim, opening wide
The gate of heaven to man below,
Our foes press on from every side,
Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow. - View Quote Details on O saving Victim, opening wide
The gate of heaven to man… - If… the motion of the earth were circular, it would be violent and contrary to nature, and could not be eternal, since… nothing violent is eternal…. It follows, therefore, that the earth is not moved with a circular motion. - View Quote Details on If… the motion of the earth were circular, it would…
- 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. - View Quote Details on If forgers and malefactors are put to death by the…
- Law: an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community. - View Quote Details on Law: an ordinance of reason for the common good, made…
- The reason, however, why the philosopher may be likened to the poet is this: both are concerned with the marvellous. - View Quote Details on The reason, however, why the philosopher may be likened to…
- 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. - View Quote Details on That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace…
- One cannot use an evil action with reference to a good intention. - View Quote Details on One cannot use an evil action with reference to a…
- Abuse does not rule out use. - View Quote Details on Abuse does not rule out use.
- The most hopeful people in the world are the young and the drunk. The first because they have little experience of failure, and the second because they have succeeded in drowning theirs. - View Quote Details on The most hopeful people in the world are the young…
- Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine. - View Quote Details on Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and…
About Thomas Aquinas
Saint Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225 – March 7, 1274) was an Italian Catholic philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition, known as Doctor Angelicus, Doctor Universalis. He is the most famous classical proponent of natural theology. He gave birth to the Thomistic school of thought (Thomism), which has long been the primary philosophical and theological approach of the Catholic Church.
Please Leave a Comment: