Quotes by Thomas Aquinas

About Thomas Aquinas:

Tommaso d'Aquino is also known as the "Doctor Angelicus" and "Doctor Communis". He is heralded as the most influential Western medieval legal scholar and theologist. The name "Aquinas" identifies his ancestral origins in the county of Aquino (in the present-day Lazio region), an area where his family held land until 1137.
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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

The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of the work he produces.

Thomas Aquinas

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

Thomas Aquinas

Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists on playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse to such things at times.

Thomas Aquinas

In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful intention.

Thomas Aquinas

Author Bio

  • NameThomas Aquinas
  • DescriptionItalian Dominican priest of the Roman Catholic Church
  • BornJanuary 28, 1225
  • DiedMarch 7, 1274
  • CountryItaly
  • ProfessionPhilosopher; Writer; Theologian; Friar
  • WorksSumma Theologica; Summa Contra Gentiles