The greatness of the human being consists in this: Thomas Aquinas More Quotes by Thomas Aquinas More Quotes From Thomas Aquinas The Cross to me is certain salvation. The Cross is that which I ever adore. The Cross of the Lord is with me. The Cross is my refuge. Thomas Aquinas salvationchristianitylord All my words are but chaff next to the faith of a simple man. Thomas Aquinas simple-mansimplemen Angels transcend every religion, every philosophy, every creed. In fact Angels have no religion as we know it... Their existence precedes every religious system that has ever existed on Earth. Thomas Aquinas angelreligiousphilosophy Distinctions drawn by the mind are not necessarily equivalent to distinctions in reality. Thomas Aquinas powerfulmindreality He who achieves power by violence does not truly become lord or master. Thomas Aquinas violencelorddoe Sin is a spiritual illness; thus sinners are in need of salvation. Thomas Aquinas sinspiritualneeds Not everything that is more difficult is more meritorious. Thomas Aquinas difficultydifficultpowerful Down in adoration falling, Lo! the sacred Host we hail; Lo! o'er ancient forms departing, Newer rites of grace prevail; Faith for all defects supplying, Where the feeble senses fail. Thomas Aquinas sacredgracefall The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them. Thomas Aquinas saintpowerfulsuffering The highest perfection of human life consists in the mind of man being detached from care, for the sake of God. Thomas Aquinas perfectionmindmen Evil denotes the lack of good. Not every absence of good is an evil, for absence may be taken either in a purely negative or in aprivative sense. Mere negation does not display the character of evil, otherwise nonexistents would be evil and moreover, a thing would be evil for not possessing the goodness of something else, which would mean that man is bad for not having the strength of a lion or the speed of a wild goat. But what is evil is privation; in this sense blindness means the privation of sight. Thomas Aquinas takencharactermean For in order that man may do well, whether in the works of the active life, or in those of the contemplative life, he needs the fellowship of friends. Thomas Aquinas contemplative-lifemenorder The human race was in need of salvation because of the perversity of sin. For when people who are ill are cured from their illness, they are called "saved." Therefore, the Lord says: "Your faith has saved you. Thomas Aquinas racepeopleneeds Love is a binding force, by which another is joined to me and cherished by myself. Thomas Aquinas bindingforcelove-is If a man deliberately abstains from wine to such an extent that he does serious harm to his nature, he will not be free from blame. Thomas Aquinas winedoemen If... the motion of the earth were circular, it would be violent and contrary to nature, and could not be eternal, since ... nothing violent is eternal .... It follows, therefore, that the earth is not moved with a circular motion. Thomas Aquinas violentearthwould-be We set forth our petitions before God, not in order to make known to Him our needs and desires, but rather so that we ourselves may realize that in these things it is necessary to turn to God for help. Thomas Aquinas desireorderneeds Clearly the person who accepts the Church as an infallible guide will believe whatever the Church teaches. Thomas Aquinas scarypowerfulbelieve Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work. Thomas Aquinas relaxwisemen Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church. Thomas Aquinas ethoscatholicpowerful
