Logo
Quote by Thomas Aquinas
The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being g

The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing. – Thomas Aquinas

Other quotes by Thomas Aquinas

Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand. – Thomas Aquinas

Category:
Faith
Author
Thomas Aquinas
Read Quote

If forgers and malefactors are put to death by the secular power, there is much more reason for excommunicating and even putting to death one convicted of heresy. – Thomas Aquinas

Category:
Death
Author
Thomas Aquinas
Read Quote

If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way. – Thomas Aquinas

Category:
Religion
Author
Thomas Aquinas
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Independence
category

We carry our homes within us which enables us to fly. – John Milton Cage

Category:
Independence

There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon ones self. – John Gay

Category:
Independence

If it is to be, it is up to me. – William H. Johnsen

Category:
Independence

Its easy to be independent when youve got money. But to be independent when you havent got a thing — thats the Lords test. – Mahalia Jackson

Category:
Independence

Random Quotes

Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side of the face can smile while the other is pinched. – Thomas Fuller

Category:
smile

A discipline I have observed is an attitude of love and reverence to people. – Bessie Head

Category:
Attitude

It is, in my view, the duty of an apple to be crisp and crunchable, but a pear should have such a texture as leads to silent consumption. – Edward Bunyard

Category:
Food

I think with motherhood and child-rearing in general, everyones going to tell you how to do it and why. Ive always said to other mothers and women when theyve asked me, that you have to find your own way and find out what works for your family, at all costs. – Brooke Burke

Category:
Family