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
thanksgiving passion justice
It would seem that the ingratitude, whereby a subsequent sin causes the return of sins previously forgiven, is a special sin. For, the giving of thanks belongs to counter passion, which is a necessary condition of justice. But justice is a special virtue. Therefore this ingratitude is a special sin. Thanksgiving is a special virtue. But ingratitude is opposed to thanksgiving. Therefore ingratitude is a special sin.
love knowing doe
For loving draws us more to things than knowing does, since good is found by going to the thing, whereas the true is found when the thing comes to us.
soul taught ransom
I receive Thee ransom of my soul. For love of Thee have I studied and kept vigil toiled preached and taught…
moving firsts prime
The existence of a prime mover- nothing can move itself; there must be a first mover. The first mover is called God.
mean two evil
It seems that God does not exist; because if one of two contraries be infinite, the other would be altogether destroyed. But the word "God" means that He is infinite goodness. If, therefore, God existed, there would be no evil discoverable; but there is evil in the world. Therefore God does not exist.
pain memories love-is
Pain itself can be pleasurable accidentally in so far as it is accompanied by wonder, as in stage-plays; or in so far as it recalls a beloved object to one's memory, and makes one feel one's love for the thing, whose absence gives us pain. Consequently, since love is pleasant, both pain and whatever else results from love, in so far as they remind us of our love, are pleasant.
produce persons sacraments
In a false person, sacraments do not produce any effect.
thinking mind may
The human mind may perceive truth only through thinking, as is clear from Augustine.
powerful men aggravation
Man should not consider his material possession his own, but as common to all, so as to share them without hesitation when others are in need.
sublime triviality amount
A scrap of knowledge about sublime things is worth more than any amount about trivialities.
facts impossible sin
It is a sin to regard the fact that God cannot do the impossible as a limitation on his powers.
desire doe desirable
He who is drawn to something desirable does not desire to have it as a thought but as a thing.
servant-of-god perfect soul
The servants of God...whether provoked by word or work, by keeping themselves tranquil and peaceful, evince a perfect nobleness of soul.
liars christ lord
Christ was either liar, lunatic, or Lord!