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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The things that we love tell us what we are.

The things that we love tell us what we are.

A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational.

A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational.

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...

Because we cannot know what God is, but only what He is not, we cannot...

Because we cannot know what God is, but only what He is not, we cannot...

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

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

Every judgement of conscience, be it right or wrong, be it about things evil in...

Every judgement of conscience, be it right or wrong, be it about things evil in...

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...

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...

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....

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.

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...

Not everything that is more difficult is more meritorious.

Not everything that is more difficult is more meritorious.

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.

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

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

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

Most men seem to live according to sense rather than 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.

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...

Reason in man is rather like God in the world.

Reason in man is rather like God in the world.

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.