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
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Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the person who has the care of the community.
would-be reason natural
It would be superfluous to receive by faith, things that can be known by natural reason
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To disparage the dictate of reason is equivalent to contemning the command of God.
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Art is right reason in the doing of work.
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If forgers and malefactors are put to death by the secular power, there is much more reason for excommunicating and even putting to death one convicted of heresy.
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Human salvation demands the divine disclosure of truths surpassing reason.
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The truth of the Christian faith surpasses the capacity of reason.
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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
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God destines us for an end beyond the grasp of reason.
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A man should remind himself that an object of faith is not scientifically demonstrable, lest presuming to demonstrate what is of faith, he should produce inconclusive reasons and offer occasion for unbelievers to scoff at a faith based on such ground.
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To restore man, who had been laid low by sin, to the heights of divine glory, the Word of the eternal Father, though containing all things within His immensity, willed to become small. This He did not by putting aside His greatness but by taking to Himself our littleness.
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Theology is taught by God, teaches God, and leads to God.
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We can open our hearts to God, but only with Divine help.
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To teach in order to lead others to faith is the task of every preacher and of each believer.