Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.

Quote by Thomas Aquinas

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God should not be called an individual substance, since the principal of individuation is matter.

God should not be called an individual substance, since the principal of individuation is matter.

Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.

Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.

The knowledge of God is the cause of things. For the knowledge of God is...

The knowledge of God is the cause of things. For the knowledge of God is...

Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them.

Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them.

All that is true, by whomsoever it has been said has its origin in the...

All that is true, by whomsoever it has been said has its origin in the...

Man should not consider his material possession his own, but as common to all, so...

Man should not consider his material possession his own, but as common to all, so...

There is but one Church in which men find salvation, just as outside the ark...

There is but one Church in which men find salvation, just as outside the ark...

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....

Wonder is the desire for knowledge.

Wonder is the desire for knowledge.

Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to...

Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to...

How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly...

How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly...

The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary...

The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary...

Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient.

Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient.

Love must precede hatred, and nothing is hated save through being contrary to a suitable...

Love must precede hatred, and nothing is hated save through being contrary to a suitable...

Clearly the person who accepts the Church as an infallible guide will believe whatever the...

Clearly the person who accepts the Church as an infallible guide will believe whatever the...

Human salvation demands the divine disclosure of truths surpassing reason.

Human salvation demands the divine disclosure of truths surpassing reason.

Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good.

Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good.

Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will.

Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will.

If forgers and malefactors are put to death by the secular power, there is much...

If forgers and malefactors are put to death by the secular power, there is much...

Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated...

Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated...