I receive The ransom of my soul. For love of Thee have I studied and kept vigil toiled preached and taught…

— Thomas Aquinas

It is clear that he does not pray, who, far from uplifting himself to God, requires that God shall lower Himself to him, and who resorts to prayer not to stir the man in us to will what God wills, but only to persuade God to will what the man in us wills.

— Thomas Aquinas

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

— Thomas Aquinas

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

— Thomas Aquinas

Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the person who has the care of the community.

— Thomas Aquinas

Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.

— Thomas Aquinas

Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice.

— Thomas Aquinas

Nothing which implies contradiction falls under the omnipotence of God.

— Thomas Aquinas

Reason in man is rather like God in the world.

— Thomas Aquinas

Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.

— Thomas Aquinas