To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin.
Thomas AquinasRead
Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote suggests that many people prioritize sensory experiences over rational thought.
Thomas Aquinas implies that human beings often make decisions based on immediate sensory experiences rather than through rational thinking and reasoned reflection. This observation challenges us to consider the importance of reason in our lives and urges us to strive for a balanced approach that values both sensory experiences and rational thought.
Themes
ReasonSensePhilosophyThoughtHuman Nature
In practice
Example use cases
A philosopher might use this quote to initiate a discussion on the nature of human decision-making.
More from Thomas Aquinas
All quotes βLaw is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the person who has the care of the community.
Thomas AquinasRead
Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists on playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse to such things at times.
Thomas AquinasRead
A song is the exultation of the mind dwelling on eternal things, bursting forth in the voice.
Thomas AquinasRead
We are like children, who stand in need of masters to enlighten us and direct us; God has provided for this, by appointing his angels to be our teachers and guides.
Thomas AquinasRead
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
Thomas AquinasRead
Similar quotes
Our notion of an optimist is a man who knowing that each year was worse than the preceding, thinks next year will be better. And a pessimist is a man who knows the next year can't be worse than the last one.
Franklin P. AdamsRead
If a person survives an ordinary span of sixty years or more, there is every chance that his or her life as a shapely story has ended and all that remains to be experienced is epilogue. Life is not over, but the story is.
Kurt VonnegutRead
If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life, as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that registered earthquakes ten thousand miles away.
F. Scott FitzgeraldRead
The principal thing in the world is to keep the soul aloft.
Gustave FlaubertRead
Theology being the work of males, original sin was traced to the female.
Barbara TuchmanRead
Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.
ConfuciusRead