Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas, O.P., was an Italian Dominican friar, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church. He was an immensely influential philosopher, theologian, and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism, within which he is also known as the Doctor Angelicus and the Doctor Communis. The name Aquinas identifies his ancestral origins in the county of Aquino in present-day Lazio, where his family held land until 1137...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionTheologian
CountryItaly
beautiful believe fire
Suppose a person entering a house were to feel heat on the porch, and going further, were to feel the heat increasing, the more they penetrated within. Doubtless, such a person would believe there was a fire in the house, even though they did not see the fire that must be causing all this heat. A similar thing will happen to anyone who considers this world in detail: one will observe that all things are arranged according to their degrees of beauty and excellence, and that the nearer they are to God, the more beautiful and better they are.
heart men able
Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
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The light of faith makes us see what we believe.
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Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.
philosophical thoughtful love-is
How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.
justice unjust causes
He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? Because anger looks to the good of justice. And if you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust.
religious philosophy angel
Angels transcend every religion, every philosophy, every creed. In fact Angels have no religion as we know it... Their existence precedes every religious system that has ever existed on Earth...
inspirational believe sleep
To pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don't see ourselves sleeping.
love-is aspect neighbour
One aspect of neighbourly love is that we must not merely will our neighbours good, but actually work to bring it about.
christianity lord salvation
The Cross to me is certain salvation. The Cross is that which I ever adore. The Cross of the Lord is with me. The Cross is my refuge.
spiritual men medicine
In the life of the body a man is sometimes sick, and unless he takes medicine, he will die. Even so in the spiritual life a man is sick on account of sin. For that reason he needs medicine so that he may be restored to health; and this grace is bestowed in the Sacrament of Penance.
love christian greatness
The things that we love tell us what we are.
creatures moved
For although the will cannot be inwardly moved by any creature, yet it can be moved inwardly by God.
firsts
There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.