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St. Thomas Aquinas
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Quotes from the thirteenth century philosopher, theologian, scholastic, Dominican friar, priest, and saint. #philosophy #theology #catholic #christian #thomism

Judgment concerning individual cases must be left to the prudence of each person (Commentary on Ethics 2.2).

The day of each person's death can be called the day of the Lord, because then Christ comes to each person to reward or condemn him.

Adultery is more grave than theft, since a man’s wife is more dear to him than his possessions (ST 1-2.73.5ad1).

God is the final cause of all things (Commentary on Metaphysics 12, lect 12).

Prayer is the unfolding of our will to God (ST 3.21.1).

It is clearly impossible to have patience without the help of grace.

First we must look for the motive which induces a man to speak of such things: Is he doing it out of love for the truth or in order to show off his wisdom? (On the Heavens 2.7).

If the emperor commands one thing and God another, you must disregard the former and obey God (ST 2-2.104.5).

Among the various conditions of a good will, one is that the will be firm and steadfast (Apology of Religious Order, ch. 11).

Then there is freedom of glory; this is a perfect and full freedom, which we will have in our homeland: “The creature will be delivered from its slavery” (Rom 8:21), and this will be so because there will be nothing there to incline us to evil, nothing to oppress us (In John 8).