Quote by Thomas Aquinas
Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the pas

Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion. – Thomas Aquinas

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We cant have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves. – Thomas Aquinas

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The knowledge of God is the cause of things. For the knowledge of God is to all creatures what the knowledge of the artificer is to things made by his art. – Thomas Aquinas

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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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Some people are born hammers, others anvils. – Proverb

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The highest qualities of character must be earned. – Lyman Abbott

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Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids. – Aristotle

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Perfection of character consists in this; living each day as if it were the last, and spending each moment in peace. – Marcus Aurelius

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