Quotes by Aquinas, St. Thomas

Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's ow >>

Well-ordered self-love is right and natural. >>

A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational. >>

Quotations about Action

The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is act >>

Some people forget to plant in the spring, idle away the summer hours >>

There is no use trying, said Alice; one can't believe impossible thing >>

Those who are more adapted to the active life can prepare themselves for contemplation in the practice of the active life, while those who are more adapted to the contemplative life can take upon themselves the works of the active life so as to become yet more apt for contemplation.

Aquinas, St. Thomas