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
principles different creatures
God is not related to creatures as though belonging to a different "genus," but as transcending every "genus," and as the principle of all "genera.
desire doe quench
Faith does not quench desire, but inflames it.
powerful grieving saint
As the saints will rejoice in all goods, so will the damned grieve for all goods.
men needs this-life
The happy man in this life needs friends.
thinking compassion gains
I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.
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.
deny
Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
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.