As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegotten, for the active power of the male seed tends to the production of a perfect likeness in the masculine sex; while the production of a woman comes from defect in…

Quote by St Thomas Aquinas

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Well-ordered self-love is right and natural.

Well-ordered self-love is right and natural.

Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it...

Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it...

Beware the man of one book.

Beware the man of one book.

Drink to the point of hilarity.

Drink to the point of hilarity.

It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time...

It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time...

Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care...

Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care...

Peace is the work of justice indirectly, in so far as justice removes the obstacles...

Peace is the work of justice indirectly, in so far as justice removes the obstacles...

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation...

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation...

Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to...

Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to...

Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passions

Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passions

The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions....

The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions....

To love God is something greater than to know Him.

To love God is something greater than to know Him.

Wherefore if forgers of money and other evil-doers are forthwith condemned to death by the...

Wherefore if forgers of money and other evil-doers are forthwith condemned to death by the...

The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any...

The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any...

In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority...

In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority...

Far graver is it to corrupt the faith that is the life of the soul...

Far graver is it to corrupt the faith that is the life of the soul...

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.

True friendship is felt, not said.

True friendship is felt, not said.

True friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.

True friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.

A true friend is someone you can disagree with and still remain friends. For if...

A true friend is someone you can disagree with and still remain friends. For if...