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• In the realm of evil thoughts none induces to sin as much as do thoughts that concern the pleasure of the flesh.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Evil, Catholic, Purity And Love

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• The greater the charity of the Saints in their heavenly home, the more they intercede for those who are still on their journey and the more they can help them by their prayers; the more they are united with God, the more effective those prayers are. This is in accordance with Divine order, which makes higher things react upon lower things, like the brightness of the sun filling the atmosphere.

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  Prayer, Home, Journey

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• Wonder was the motive that led people to philosophy ... wonder is a kind of desire in knowledge. It is the cause of delight because it carries with it the hope of discovery.

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  Philosophy, Knowledge, Science

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• Whenever God wakes in us, our thinking becomes clear - nothing is missing.

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  Missing You, God, Thinking

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• By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.

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  Nature, Powerful, Thoughtful

  Saint Thomas (Aquinas) (1960). “St. Thomas Aquinas: Philosophical Texts”

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• Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.

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  Wise, Men, Relax

  Saint Thomas Aquinas, Catholic Way Publishing (2014). “The Summa Theologica: Complete Edition”, p.8006, Catholic Way Publishing

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

  Thomas Aquinas

  Powerful, Thoughtful, Love Is

  Saint Thomas Aquinas (1951). “Philosophical Texts”, London : Oxford University Press

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• Prostitution in the towns is like the cesspool in the palace; take away the cesspool and the palace will become an unclean and evil smelling-place.

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  Evil, Palaces, Towns

  "Homage to Qwert Yuiop: Selected Journalism 1978-1985 (What Shakespeare Smelt)". Book by Anthony Burgess, 1986.

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• The proper task of the Savior is that he is a savior; indeed, for this he came into the world: to seek and save what was lost.

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  World, Tasks, Lost

  Saint Thomas (Aquinas) (2010). “The Academic Sermons (The Fathers of the Church, Mediaeval Continuation, Volume 11)”, p.46, CUA Press

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• It must be said that charity can, in no way, exist along with mortal sin.

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  Charity, Way, Sin

  "Quaestiones disputatae: De caritate (Disputed Questions: On Charity)". Book by Thomas Aquinas, circa 1270.

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• An act of love always tends towards two things; to the good that one wills, and to the person for whom one wills it.

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  Two, Acts Of Love, Persons

  Thomas Aquinas (1997). “Basic Writings of St. Thomas Aquinas: Volume One”, p.217, Hackett Publishing

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• He that obstinately denieth the truth before men upon earth, wilfully refuseth his soul's health in heaven.

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  Men, Heaven, Soul

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• Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder.

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  Love, Fear, Philosophy

  Saint Thomas (Aquinas) (1971). “Saint Thomas Aquinas”

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• Man is closer to God according to his existence in grace than he is according to his existence in nature.

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  Men, Grace, Existence

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• The magnitude of the punishment matches the magnitude of the sin. Now a sin that is against God is infinite; the higher the person against whom it is committed, the graver the sin-it is more criminal to strike a head of state than a private citizen-and God is of infinite greatness. Therefore an infinite punishment is deserved for a sin committed against Him.

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  Greatness, Punishment, Criminals

  Thomas Aquinas, T. C. O'Brien (2006). “Summa Theologiae: Volume 27, Effects of Sin, Stain and Guilt: 1a2ae. 86-89”, p.25, Cambridge University Press

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• Baptism is the door of the spiritual life and the gateway to the sacraments.

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  Spiritual, Doors, Baptism

  "Summa Theologica". Book by Thomas Aquinas (Part III, Question 73, Article 3), 1485.

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• Sing, my tongue, the Saviour's glory, Of His Flesh, the mystery sing; Of the Blood, all price exceeding, Shed by our Immortal King, Destined, for the world's redemption, From a noble Womb to spring.

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  Jesus, Kings, Spring

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• Man has free choice, or otherwise counsels, exhortations, commands, prohibitions, rewards and punishments would be in vain.

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  Men, Choices, Would Be

  Thomas Aquinas (1997). “Basic Writings of St. Thomas Aquinas: Volume One”, p.787, Hackett Publishing

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• The minister to whom confession is made is the delegate of Christ, Who is the Judge of the living and the dead.

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  Judging, Saint, Christ

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• The fire of hell is called eternal, only because it never ends. Still, there is change in the pains of the lost... Hence in hell true eternity does not exist, but rather time.

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  Pain, Fire, Doe

  "Summa Theologica". Book by Thomas Aquinas (Part I, Question 10, Article 3, Ad. 2), 1485.

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• The meaning of what is said is according to the motive for saying it: because things are not subject to speech, but speech to things. Therefore we should take account of the motive of the lawgiver, rather than of his very words.

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  Speech, Should, Said

  Saint Thomas Aquinas, Catholic Way Publishing (2014). “The Summa Theologica: Complete Edition”, p.4380, Catholic Way Publishing

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• It is not theft, properly speaking, to take secretly and use another's property in a case of extreme need: because that which he takes for the support of his life becomes his own property by reason of that need

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  Support, Needs, Use

  St Thomas Aquinas (2013). “Summa Theologica, Volume 3 (Part II, Second Section)”, p.1475, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Grace does not destroy nature, it perfects it.

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  Grace, Doe

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• There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Firsts

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• That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in hell.

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  Powerful, Thoughtful, Love Is

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