17 quotes
"Envy - The desire of one, to possess the good which is possessed by another."
- Thomas Aquinas
Awareness
"To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible."
- Thomas Aquinas
Belief
"To live well is to work well, to show a good activity."
- Thomas Aquinas
Balance
"Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious."
- Thomas Aquinas
Happiness
"Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand."
- Thomas Aquinas
Faith
"If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because he himself is the way."
- Thomas Aquinas
Faith
"A man does not always choose what his guardian angel intends."
- Thomas Aquinas
Faith
"Baptism is the door of the spiritual life and the gateway to the sacraments."
- Thomas Aquinas
Faith
"Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine."
- Thomas Aquinas
Healing
"Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep…"
- Thomas Aquinas
Healing
"There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship."
- Thomas Aquinas
Connection to Earth
""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
Aspirations
"If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever."
- Thomas Aquinas
Taking Risks
"Thanksgiving is a special virtue. But ingratitude is opposed to Thanksgiving. Therefore ingratitude is a special sin."
- Thomas Aquinas
Gratitude
"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
Joy
"Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate."
- Thomas Aquinas
Philosophy
"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
Spirituality