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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

  Powerful, Catholic, Saint

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• He (Mohammed) seduced the people by promises of carnal pleasure to which the concupiscence of the flesh urges us. His teaching also contained precepts that were in conformity with his promises, and he gave free rein to carnal pleasure. In all this, as is not unexpected; he was obeyed by carnal men. As for proofs of the truth of his doctrine, he brought forward only such as could be grasped by the natural ability of anyone with a very modest wisdom. Indeed, the truths that he taught he mingled with many fables and with doctrines of the greatest falsity.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Teaching, Men, Religion Of Islam

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• Give us, O Lord, a steadfast heart, which no unworthy affection may drag downwards; give us an unconquered heart, which no tribulation can wear out; give us an upright heart, which no unworthy purpose may tempt aside. Bestow upon us also, O Lord our God, understanding to know you, diligence to seek you, wisdom to find you, and a faithfulness that may finally embrace you; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Jesus, Heart, Giving

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• Mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution; justice without mercy is cruelty.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Mother, Justice, Mercy

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• No man truly has joy unless he lives in love.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Men, Joy

  Saint Thomas (Aquinas) (1951). “St. Thomas Aquinas: Philosophical Texts”

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• If you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Unjust, Injustice, Wells

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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

  Patience, Perfection, Done

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• To love God is something greater than to know Him.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Faith, Inspiration, Catholic

  St Thomas Aquinas (2013). “Summa Theologica, Volume 3 (Part II, Second Section)”, p.1302, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Philosophical, Evil, Catholic

  Thomas Aquinas (1997). “Basic Writings of St. Thomas Aquinas: Volume One”, p.1013, Hackett Publishing

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• We set forth our petitions before God, not in order to make known to Him our needs and desires, but rather so that we ourselves may realize that in these things it is necessary to turn to God for help.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Order, Desire, Needs

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• It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Inspirational, Peace, Powerful

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• Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Sympathy, Condolences, Wine

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• There can be no joy in living without joy in work.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Happiness, Work, Joy

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• Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Deny

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• There is within every soul a thirst for happiness and meaning.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Soul, Thirst

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• True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of God.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Adversity, Gods Will, True Peace

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• Obedience unites us so closely to God that it in a way transforms us into Him, so that we have no other will but His. If obedience is lacking, even prayer cannot be pleasing to God.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Prayer, Way, Obedience

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• When the devil is called the god of this world, it is not because he made it, but because we serve him with our worldliness.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Devil, World, Made

  Saint Thomas (Aquinas) (1955). “Theological texts”

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• Without doubt one is allowed to resist against the unjust aggressor to one's life, one's goods or one's physical integrity; sometimes, even 'til the aggressor's death... In fact, this act is aimed at preserving one's life or one's goods and to make the aggressor powerless. Thus, it is a good act, which is the right of the victim.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Integrity, Gun, Doubt

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• Humility is the mark of a genuine disciple.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Humility, Humble, Genuine

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• If a man deliberately abstains from wine to such an extent that he does serious harm to his nature, he will not be free from blame.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Wine, Men, Doe

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• One aspect of neighbourly love is that we must not merely will our neighbours good, but actually work to bring it about.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Love Is, Aspect, Neighbour

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• The light of faith makes us see what we believe.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Believe, Light, Statistics

  St Thomas Aquinas (2013). “Summa Theologica, Volume 3 (Part II, Second Section)”, p.1166, Cosimo, Inc.

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• God himself would not permit evil in this world if good did not come of it for the benefit and harmony of the universe.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Evil, Benefits, World

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• Miracles are signs not to them that believe, but to them that believe not.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Believe, Miracle, Speaking In Tongues

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