404 Quotes by Thomas Aquinas

He that obstinately denieth the truth before men upon earth, wilfully refuseth his soul’s health in heaven.

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

Here ’neath veils, my Saviour darkly I behold; To my thirsting spirit all thy light unfold; Face to face in heaven let me come to thee, And the blessed vision of thy glory see.

Jesus Lord, kind Pelican, Cleanse my filth with Thy blood, One drop of which can save The whole world from all its sin.

A man’s heart is right when he wills what God wills.

Don’t ask who said it? Ask what they said.

In deliberation we may hesitate; but a deliberated act must be performed swiftly.

The Angel’s bread is made the Bread of man today.

If our opponent believes nothing of divine revelation, there is no longer any means of proving the articles of faith by reasoning, but only of answering his objections – if he has any – against faith. Since faith rests upon infallible truth, and since the contrary of a truth can never be demonstrated, it is clear that the arguments brought against faith cannot be demonstrations, but are difficulties that can be answered.