Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by — Thomas Aquinas
Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community. — Thomas Aquinas
Love must precede hatred, and nothing is hated save through being contrary to a suitable thing which is loved. — Thomas Aquinas
Man should not consider his material possession his own, but as common to all, so as to share — Thomas Aquinas
Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them. — Thomas Aquinas
The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. — Thomas Aquinas
The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them. — Thomas Aquinas
There is but one church in which men find salvation, just as outside the ark of noah it was not possible for anyone to be saved. — Thomas Aquinas
Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe — Thomas Aquinas
To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience — Thomas Aquinas
The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence — Thomas Aquinas
The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any catholic — Thomas Aquinas
The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness. — Thomas Aquinas