All my words are but chaff next to the faith of a simple man. Thomas Aquinas More Quotes by Thomas Aquinas More Quotes From Thomas Aquinas A man should remind himself that an object of faith is not scientifically demonstrable, lest presuming to demonstrate what is of faith, he should produce inconclusive reasons and offer occasion for unbelievers to scoff at a faith based on such ground. Thomas Aquinas faithreasonmen Justice is in subjects as well as in rulers. Thomas Aquinas wellspowerfuljustice Beauty adds to goodness a relation to the cognitive faculty: so that "good" means that which simply pleases the appetite; while the "beautiful" is something pleasant to apprehend. Thomas Aquinas addbeautifulmean Gods are called many by the error of some who worshipped many deities, thinking as they did the planets and other stars were gods, and also the separate parts of the world. Thomas Aquinas errorsstarsthinking The Angel's bread is made the Bread of man today. Thomas Aquinas angeltodaymen It would be superfluous to receive by faith, things that can be known by natural reason Thomas Aquinas would-benaturalreason It is possible to demonstrate God's existence, although not a priori, yet a posteriori from some work of His more surely known to us. Thomas Aquinas knownexistencepowerful The Bread of angels has become the Bread of mankind; This heavenly Bread puts an end to all images; O wonderful reality! The poor, the slave, and the humble can eat the Lord. Thomas Aquinas angelhumblereality "The Jews should not be allowed to keep what they have obtained from others by usury; it were best that they were compelled to worked so that they could earn their living instead of doing nothing but becoming avaricious." Thomas Aquinas usurydoing-nothingbecoming The custom of the Church has very great authority and ought to be jealously observed in all things. Thomas Aquinas jealouslychurchauthority The perfection of the effect demonstrates the perfection of the cause, for a greater power brings about a more perfect effect. But God is the most perfect agent. Therefore, things created by Him obtain perfection from Him. So, to detract from the perfection of creatures is to detract from the perfection of divine power. Thomas Aquinas agentscausesperfect Thus Angels' Bread is made The Bread of man today: The Living Bread from Heaven With figures doth away: O wondrous gift indeed! The poor and lowly may Upon their Lord and Master feed. Thomas Aquinas angelmenheaven There would not be a perfect likeness of God in the universe if all things were of one grade of being. Thomas Aquinas gradesall-thingsperfect Whatever is in motion must be put in motion by another. If that by which it is put in motion be itself put in motion, then this also must needs be put in motion by another, and that by another again. But this cannot go on to infinity, because then there would be no first mover, and, consequently, no other mover; seeing that subsequent movers move only inasmuch as they are put in motion by the first mover; as the staff moves only because it is put in motion by the hand. Therefore it is necessary to arrive at a first mover, put in motion by no other; and this everyone understands to be God. Thomas Aquinas godhandsmoving The human mind may perceive truth only through thinking, as is clear from Augustine. Thomas Aquinas mindmaythinking Even as he would be guilty of falsehood who would, in the name of another person, proffer things that are not committed to him, so too does a man incur the guilt of falsehood who, on the part of the Church, gives worship to God contrary to the manner established by the Church or divine authority, and according to ecclesiastical custom. Thomas Aquinas namesgivingmen Now, nothing can be brought from potentiality to actual existence except through something actually existing Thomas Aquinas existenceatheist He that obstinately denieth the truth before men upon earth, wilfully refuseth his soul's health in heaven. Thomas Aquinas soulmenheaven Here 'neath veils, my Saviour darkly I behold; To my thirsting spirit all thy light unfold; Face to face in heaven let me come to thee, And the blessed vision of thy glory see. Thomas Aquinas lightblessedheaven Godhead here in hiding, whom I adore Masked by these bare shadows, shape and nothing more, See, Lord, at thy service low lies here a heart Lost, all lost in wonder at the God thou art Thomas Aquinas shadowlyingart
