Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.

Quote by Thomas Aquinas

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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...

Human salvation demands the divine disclosure of truths surpassing reason.

Human salvation demands the divine disclosure of truths surpassing reason.

Distinctions drawn by the mind are not necessarily equivalent to distinctions in reality.

Distinctions drawn by the mind are not necessarily equivalent to distinctions in reality.

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...

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

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

All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly.

All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

It is clear that he does not pray, who, far from uplifting himself to God,...

It is clear that he does not pray, who, far from uplifting himself to God,...

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...

As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegotten, for the active power of...

As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegotten, for the active power of...

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.

Reason in man is rather like God in the world.

Reason in man is rather like God in the world.

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...

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...

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...

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...