Give, expecting nothing thereof St |
Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good.... |
Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will. |
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 |
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever |
In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful intention. |
In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful intention. |
It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes |
Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him |
Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community |
Lord, in my zeal for the love of truth, let me not forget the truth about love. |
Love takes up where knowledge leaves off. |
Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures |
Man should not consider his material possession his own, but as common to all, so as to share them without hesitation when others are in need |
Most men need patience to die, but a saint who understands what death admits him to should rather need patience to live |