thomas aquinas Quotes 1
| Name | Birthday | Death Date | Nationality | father | Mother | Profession | Famous For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Aquinas | 1225 | 7 March 1274 | Italian | Landulf of Aquino | Theodora Rossi | Physician, Priest, Writer, Philosopher | Italian Dominican theologian and one of the most influential medieval thinkers of Scholasticism and the father of the Thomistic school of theology. |
A list of popular thomas aquinas quotes are given below.
"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
"If forgers and malefactors are put to death by the secular power, there is much more reason for excommunicating and even putting to death one convicted of heresy." - Thomas Aquinas
"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
"The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false." - Thomas Aquinas
"Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand." - Thomas Aquinas
"Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious." - Thomas Aquinas
"How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God." - Thomas Aquinas
"How is it they live in such harmony the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds about someone they know." - Thomas Aquinas
"The knowledge of God is the cause of things. For the knowledge of God is to all creatures what the knowledge of the artificer is to things made by his art." - Thomas Aquinas
"The slenderest knowledge that may be obtained of the highest things is more desirable than the most certain knowledge obtained of lesser things." - Thomas Aquinas
"The study of truth requires a considerable effort - which is why few are willing to undertake it out of love of knowledge - despite the fact that God has implanted a natural appetite for such knowledge in the minds of men." - Thomas Aquinas
"I receive Thee ransom of my soul. For love of Thee have I studied and kept vigil toiled preached and taught.." - Thomas Aquinas
"To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible." - Thomas Aquinas
"The soul is like an uninhabited world
that comes to life only when
God lays His head
against us." - Thomas Aquinas