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57 Thomas Aquinas Quotes on Love and Life (FAITH)

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“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.”

Thomas Aquinas
The things that we love tell us what we are.Pin
The things that we love tell us what we are.
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.Pin
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.Pin
There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.
The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.Pin
The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
To pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don't see ourselves sleeping.Pin
To pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don’t see ourselves sleeping.
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.Pin
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire, and to know what he ought to do.Pin
Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire, and to know what he ought to do.
We must love them both, those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject, for both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in finding it.Pin
We must love them both, those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject, for both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in finding it.
Believing is an act of the intellect, assenting to the divine truth, by command of the will, moved by God, through grace.Pin
Believing is an act of the intellect, assenting to the divine truth, by command of the will, moved by God, through grace.

5 Thomas Aquinas Quotes on Love and Friendship

To love is to will the good of the other.Pin
To love is to will the good of the other.
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.Pin
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.Pin
Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.
Love is a binding force, by which another is joined to me and cherished by myself.Pin
Love is a binding force, by which another is joined to me and cherished by myself.
Love must precede hatred, and nothing is hated save through being contrary to a suitable thing which is loved. And hence it is that every hatred is caused by love.Pin
Love must precede hatred, and nothing is hated save through being contrary to a suitable thing which is loved. And hence it is that every hatred is caused by love.

9 Inspirational Thomas Aquinas Quotes About Life and Happiness

Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.Pin
Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.
Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will.Pin
Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man’s own will.
Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.Pin
Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.Pin
Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.
I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.Pin
I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.
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.Pin
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.
The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of the work he produces.Pin
The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of the work he produces.
To live well is to work well, to show a good activity.Pin
To live well is to work well, to show a good activity.
Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.Pin
Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.

6 Thomas Aquinas Quotes on Truth and Knowledge

The study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.Pin
The study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing; then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves.Pin
We can’t have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing; then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves.
Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.Pin
Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
Wonder is the desire of knowledge.Pin
Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder.Pin
Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder.
All that is true, by whomsoever it has been said has its origin in the Spirit.Pin
All that is true, by whomsoever it has been said has its origin in the Spirit.

12 Thomas Aquinas Quotes on God and Faith

“Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen.”

Thomas Aquinas
Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.Pin
Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.
Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.Pin
Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.
God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show our gratitude for what we have received.Pin
God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show our gratitude for what we have received.
A man's heart is right when he wills what God wills.Pin
A man’s heart is right when he wills what God wills.
Obedience unites us so closely to God that it in a way transforms us into Him, so that we have no other will but His. If obedience is lacking, even prayer cannot be pleasing to God.Pin
Obedience unites us so closely to God that it in a way transforms us into Him, so that we have no other will but His. If obedience is lacking, even prayer cannot be pleasing to God.

“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.”

Thomas Aquinas
It is only God who creates. Man merely rearranges.Pin
It is only God who creates. Man merely rearranges.
If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way.Pin
If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way.
God himself would not permit evil in this world if good did not come of it for the benefit and harmony of the universe.Pin
God himself would not permit evil in this world if good did not come of it for the benefit and harmony of the universe.
Because we cannot know what God is, but only what He is not, we cannot consider how He is but only how He is not.Pin
Because we cannot know what God is, but only what He is not, we cannot consider how He is but only how He is not.
There must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.Pin
There must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.

12 Wise Thomas Aquinas Quotes that will Make You Think

“Every judgement of conscience, be it right or wrong, be it about things evil in themselves or morally indifferent, is obligatory, in such wise that he who acts against his conscience always sins.”

Thomas Aquinas
Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good.Pin
Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good.
Beware the man of a single book.Pin
Beware the man of a single book.
Not everything that is more difficult is more meritorious.Pin
Not everything that is more difficult is more meritorious.
Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts.Pin
Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts.
Mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution; justice without mercy is cruelty.Pin
Mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution; justice without mercy is cruelty.
Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.Pin
Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly.Pin
All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly.
It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.Pin
It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.
How is it they live in such harmony, the billions of stars, when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds?Pin
How is it they live in such harmony, the billions of stars, when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds?
To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin.Pin
To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin.
It is necessary for the perfection of human society that there should be men who devote their lives to contemplation.Pin
It is necessary for the perfection of human society that there should be men who devote their lives to contemplation.

3 Thomas Aquinas Quotes on Peace and Unity

Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church.Pin
Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church.
How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.Pin
How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.
By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.Pin
By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.
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