Thomas Aquinas
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“Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists on playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse to such things at times.” -Thomas Aquinas
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“In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful intention.” -Thomas Aquinas
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“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
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“Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.” -Thomas Aquinas
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“Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice.” -Thomas Aquinas
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“If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way.” -Thomas Aquinas
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“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
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“To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin.” -Thomas Aquinas
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“By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.” -Thomas Aquinas
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“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
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“Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.” -Thomas Aquinas
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“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
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“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
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“Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.” -Thomas Aquinas
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“Happiness is secured through virtue it is a good attained by man’s own will.” -Thomas Aquinas
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“Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.” -Thomas Aquinas
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“That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in hell.” -Thomas Aquinas
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“Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice.” -Thomas Aquinas
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“Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church.” -Thomas Aquinas
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“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
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“The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.” -Thomas Aquinas
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“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
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