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Quote by Thomas Aquinas
As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegott

As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegotten, for the active power of the male seed tends to the production of a perfect likeness in the masculine sex while the production of a woman comes from defect in the active power. – Thomas Aquinas

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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. – Thomas Aquinas

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To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible. – Thomas Aquinas

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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

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