Thomas Aquinas Quotes

A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational

The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.

Beware the man of a single book.

If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.

Give us, O Lord, a steadfast heart, which no unworthy affection may drag downwards; give us an uncon...

Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the u...

Angels need an assumed body, not for themselves, but on our account.

By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.

A song is the exultation of the mind dwelling on eternal things, bursting forth in the voice.

If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the...

Creator of all things, true source of light and wisdom, origin of all being, graciously let a ray of...

It is not theft, properly speaking, to take secretly and use another's property in a case of extreme...

Happiness is secured through virtue it is a good attained by man's own will.

If you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because he himself is the way.

Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to co...

The soul is like an uninhabited worldthat comes to life only whenGod lays His headagainst us.

How is it they live in such harmony the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute wit...

Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasi...

Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.

As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegotten, for the active power of the ma...

Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poe...

If forgers and malefactors are put to death by the secular power, there is much more reason for exco...

The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things ...

If you want to be saved look at the face of your Christ.

God is never angry for His sake, only for ours.

The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted w...

If you want to be saved look the face of your Christ.

Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.

Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable purs...

It is clear that he does not pray, who, far from uplifting himself to God, requires that God shall l...

Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.

Nothing which implies contradiction falls under the omnipotence of God.

Causes of individuals presuppose causes of the species, which are not univocal yet not wholly equivo...

For every relationship involves two related terms. Sometimes relationships are not real in either te...

God is not, like creatures, made up of parts. God is spirit, without bodily dimensions. Firstly, no ...

*There is only one God*. Whatever exists is *ipso facto* individual; to be one it needs no extra pro...

What causes love, since it is a passion, is its object; and since it is a sort of affinity or agreem...

The emotion of love is an affective emotion, directly reacting to goodness, rather than an aggressiv...

The study of truth requires a considerable effort - which is why few are willing to undertake it out...

Yet through virtuous living man is further ordained to a higher end, which consists in the enjoyment...

It must be said that charity can, in no way, exist along with mortal sin.

I receive Thee ransom of my soul. For love of Thee have I studied and kept vigil toiled preached and...

Wonder is the desire for knowledge.

The blessed in the kingdom of heaven will see the punishments of the damned, in order that their bli...

Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the pers...

The knowledge of God is the cause of things. For the knowledge of God is to all creatures what the k...

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.

Reason in man is rather like God in the world.

Friendship makes you feel as one with your friend.

That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to...

God loves his creatures, and he loves each one the more, the more it shares his own goodness, which ...

The things that we love tell us what we are.

Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good.

Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice.

A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational.

Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient.

To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wron...

We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing then afterwards we may be led o...