Thomas Aquinas Quotes

Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)

Saint Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225 – 7 March 1274) was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church. An immensely influential philosopher, theologian, and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism, he is also known within the latter as the Doctor Angelicus, the Doctor Communis, and the Doctor Universalis. The name Aquinas identifies his ancestral origins in the county of Aquino in present-day Lazio, Italy. Among other things, he was a prominent proponent of natural theology and the father of a school of thought (encompassing both theology and philosophy) known as Thomism. He argued that God is the source of both the light of natural reason and the light of faith. His influence on Western thought is considerable, and much of modern philosophy is derived from his ideas, particularly in the areas of ethics, natural law, metaphysics, and political theory.

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Native Name: Thomas Aquinos

Alternative Names: Saint Thomas Aquinas • Saint Thomas • Tommaso d'Aquino • Thomas of Aquino • St Thomas Aquinas • St. Thomas Aquinas • Aquinas • Angelic Doctor • Dumb Ox

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The existence of a prime mover- nothing can move itself; there must be a first mover. The first mover is called God.

Since faith rests upon infallible truth, and since the contrary of a truth can never be demonstrated, it is clear that the arguments brought against faith cannot be demonstrations, but are difficulties that can be answered.

God Himself is the rule and mode of virtue. Our faith is measured by divine truth, our hope by the greatness of His power and faithful affection, our charity by His goodness. His truth, power and goodness outreach any measure of reason. We can certainly never believe, trust or love God more than, or even as much as, we should. Extravagance is impossible. Here is no virtuous moderation, no measurable mean; the more extreme our activity, the better we are.

The blessed in the kingdom of heaven will see the punishments of the damned, in order that their bliss be more delightful for them.

برای آن‌کس که ایمان دارد، هیچ توضیحی لازم نیست. برای آن‌کس که ایمان ندارد، هیچ توضیحی کافی نیست

Thus the sun which possesses light perfectly, can shine by itself; whereas the moon which has the nature of light imperfectly, sheds only a borrowed light.

It must be said that charity can, in no way, exist along with mortal sin.

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.

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.

The times are never so bad that a good man cannot live in them

to make peace either in oneself or among others, shows a man to be a follower of God,

The slenderest knowledge that may be obtained of the highest things is more desirable than the most certain knowledge obtained of lesser things.

I receive Thee ransom of my soul. For love of Thee have I studied and kept vigil toiled preached and taught…

By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.

There would not be a perfect likeness of God in the universe if all things were of one grade of being.

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