Quotes from St Thomas Aquinas

An angel can illuminate the thought and mind of man by strengthening the power of vision.

All things, by desiring their own perfection, desire God Himself.

The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.

It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.

Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community

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.

Well-ordered self-love is right and natural.