Quelques autres pensées de Thomas Aquinas:
"For those with faith, no evidence is necessary; For those without it, no evidence will suffice." / "To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible."
"Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts. "
"Wonder is the desire of knowledge." (Thomas Aquinas) [à comparer à Socrate: "La sagesse commence dans l’émerveillement." ou à Francis Bacon: "Wonder is the seed of knowledge."]
"If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever."
"Mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution; justice without mercy is cruelty. " (Thomas Aquinas) [on pense à Térence, -190-159: "Justice extrême est extrême injustice."]
"The existence of a prime mover- nothing can move itself; there must be a first mover. The first mover is called God."
"Man cannot live without joy. That is why one deprived of spiritual joys goes over to carnal pleasures."
"In deliberation we may hesitate; but a deliberated act must be performed swiftly."
"Further, nothing, except sin, is contrary to an act of virtue. But war is contrary to peace. Therefore war is always a sin."
"Of all human pursuits, the pursuit of wisdom is the most perfect, the most sublime, the most useful, and the most agreeable."
"Locus ab auctoritate est infirmissimus. [The argument from authority is the weakest.]"
"Veritas filia temporis." (Thomas Aquinas) ["Le temps est père de vérité." (François Rabelais) / "La vérité est la fille du temps." (Voltaire)]
"Good can exist without evil whereas evil cannot exist without good."
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Des citations d'amour de Thomas Aquinas se lisent ici:
https://blogs.mediapart.fr/wawa/blog/060721/lamour-selon-thomas-daquin
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