404 Quotes by Thomas Aquinas

Nothing which implies contradiction falls under the omnipotence of God.

It would be superfluous to receive by faith, things that can be known by natural reason

The greatness of the human being consists in this: that it is capable of the universe.

Now, nothing can be brought from potentiality to actual existence except through something actually existing

The same fire" (which he decides to be material) " torments the damned in hell and the just in purgatory...The least pain in purgatory exceeds the greatest in this life.

God destines us for an end beyond the grasp of reason.

I can write no more. All that I have written seems like straw.

For it is necessary in every practical science to proceed in a composite (i.e. deductive) manner. On the contrary in speculative science, it is necessary to proceed in an analytical manner by breaking down the complex into elementary principles.

The proper task of the Savior is that he is a savior; indeed, for this he came into the world: to seek and save what was lost.