404 Quotes by Thomas Aquinas

The things we love tell us who we are.

Charity brings to life again those who are spiritually dead.

Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him.

If a man deliberately abstains from wine to such an extent that he does serious harm to his nature, he will not be free from blame.

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

As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegotten, for the active power of the male seed tends to the production of a perfect likeness in the masculine sex; while the production of a woman comes from defect in the active power.

There is nothing in your mind which wasn't experienced before hand.

We set forth our petitions before God, not in order to make known to Him our needs and desires, but rather so that we ourselves may realize that in these things it is necessary to turn to God for help.

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