The meaning of what is said is according to the motive for saying it: because things are not subject to speech, but speech to things. Therefore we should take account of the motive of the lawgiver, rather than of his very words. Thomas Aquinas More Quotes by Thomas Aquinas More Quotes From Thomas Aquinas Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen. Thomas Aquinas perseverancewaitingheart He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? Because anger looks to the good of justice. And if you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust. Thomas Aquinas unjustjusticelooks The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth. Thomas Aquinas errorskindnessmen For those with faith, no evidence is necessary; for those without it, no evidence will suffice. Thomas Aquinas evidence The things that we love tell us what we are. Thomas Aquinas greatnesschristianlove We must love them both, those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject, for both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in finding it. Thomas Aquinas rejectsopinionshare To pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don't see ourselves sleeping. Thomas Aquinas sleepinspirationalbelieve He (Mohammed) seduced the people by promises of carnal pleasure to which the concupiscence of the flesh urges us. His teaching also contained precepts that were in conformity with his promises, and he gave free rein to carnal pleasure. In all this, as is not unexpected; he was obeyed by carnal men. As for proofs of the truth of his doctrine, he brought forward only such as could be grasped by the natural ability of anyone with a very modest wisdom. Indeed, the truths that he taught he mingled with many fables and with doctrines of the greatest falsity. Thomas Aquinas religion-of-islamteachingmen Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely. Thomas Aquinas ableheartmen To love is to will the good of the other. Thomas Aquinas love-islove If you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust. Thomas Aquinas injusticewellsunjust Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures. Thomas Aquinas addictionspiritualmen Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine. Thomas Aquinas winecondolencessympathy How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God. Thomas Aquinas thoughtfulphilosophicallove-is No man truly has joy unless he lives in love. Thomas Aquinas joymen Give us, O Lord, a steadfast heart, which no unworthy affection may drag downwards; give us an unconquered heart, which no tribulation can wear out; give us an upright heart, which no unworthy purpose may tempt aside. Bestow upon us also, O Lord our God, understanding to know you, diligence to seek you, wisdom to find you, and a faithfulness that may finally embrace you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Thomas Aquinas heartgivingjesus Mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution; justice without mercy is cruelty. Thomas Aquinas mercymotherjustice If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way. Thomas Aquinas catholicsaintpowerful Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them. Thomas Aquinas passionpowerfulperfection It is only God who creates. Man merely rearranges. Thomas Aquinas men
