To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible. Read Summary
We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing; then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves. Read Summary
Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures. Read Summary
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. Read Summary
Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good. Read Summary
Well-ordered self-love is right and natural. Read Summary
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious. Read Summary
A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational. Read Summary
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. Read Summary
The knowledge of God is the cause of things. For the knowledge of God is to all creatures what the knowledge of the artificer is to things made by his art. Read Summary
Reason in man is rather like God in the world. Read Summary
To live well is to work well, to show a good activity. Read Summary
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. Read Summary
Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community. Read Summary
Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason. Read Summary
There is but one Church in which men find salvation, just as outside the ark of Noah it was not possible for anyone to be saved. Read Summary
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. Read Summary
The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness. Read Summary
Distinctions drawn by the mind are not necessarily equivalent to distinctions in reality. Read Summary
There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship. Read Summary