Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will.
— Thomas Aquinas
A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational.
Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion.
Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.
How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.
By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.
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.
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.
Beware of the person of one book.
Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and satisfaction by means of good works.
Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.
Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him.
To convert somebody go and take them by the hand and guide them.
Well-ordered self-love is right and natural.
Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.
It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
