The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.

Quote by Thomas Aquinas

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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.

Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.

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 of the person of one book.

Beware of the person of one book.

To live well is to work well, to show a good activity.

To live well is to work well, to show a good activity.

We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing; then afterwards...

We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing; then afterwards...

To convert somebody go and take them by the hand and guide them.

To convert somebody go and take them by the hand and guide them.

To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to...

To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to...

The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes...

The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes...

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.

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

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

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.

That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they...

That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they...

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...

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...

Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a...

Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a...

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...

Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and...

Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and...

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

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

By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.

By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.

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...