Thomas Aquinas said this quote

“ Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate. ”

Famous Quotes of Thomas Aquinas

Famous quotes of Thomas Aquinas from the classy quote

See all

The soul is like an uninhabited worldthat comes to life only whenGod lays His headagainst us.

~ Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas Belief God Joy Life Spirituality

The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.

~ Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas Medieval Philosophy

Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder.

~ Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas Awe Fables Philosopher Philosophy Poet Poetry Wonder

Causes of individuals presuppose causes of the species, which are not univocal yet not wholly equivocal either, since they are expressing themselves in their effects. We could call them analogical. In language too all universal terms presuppose the non-univocal analogical use of the term *being*.

~ Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas Logic Ontology Philosophy Semantics