"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."

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"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."

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"The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having seen, makes up a good part of our sincerity."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Desire, Faults, Mind, Sincerity

"Never arouse her if you can't satiate her in entirety!"

Ramana Pemmaraju, Indian Physician

Desire, Control, Love, Power

"I've missed you, Sebastian.""Have you, love?" He unfastened the buttons of her robe, the light eyes glittering with heat as her skin was revealed. "What part did you miss the most?""Your mind," she said, and smiled at his expression."I was hoping for a far more depraved answer than that.""Your mind is depraved," she told him solemnly.He gave a husky laugh. "True."

Lisa Kleypas, American Novelist

Desire, Mind, Lust, Love

"We hunger in earnest for that which we cannot consume."

Nenia Campbell, Swedish Musician

Desire, Hunger, Longing, Emotion

"I had always believed, and not only out of cynicism, that a man and a woman could tell in the first ten minutes whether they wanted to go to bed together; and that the time that passed after those first ten minutes represented a tax, which might be worth paying if the article promised to be really enjoyable, but which nine times out of ten became rapidly excessive."

John Fowles, English Novelist

Desire, Attraction, Cynicism, Affection

"Ask yourself what a man without guile might do to your body in the dark."

Nenia Campbell, Swedish Musician

Desire, Fear, Affection, Darkness

"Desires are not killed by fulfilling them."

Hermann Hesse, German Novelist

Desire, Fulfillment, Life, Human

"The lust for comfort that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest and then becomes a host and then a master."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Desire, Comfort, Guest, Master

"But you're so strong. I wish I were strong. I just like eating."

Ursula K. Le Guin, American Writer

Desire, Strength, Food, Life

"We were hooked when we woke.We had arms for each other.But I yearned to resumeMy dreams of another."

Roman Payne, American Novelist

Desire, Love, Dream, Longing

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"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."

Purpose

"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."

Power

"Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him."

Circumstance

"To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible."

Faith

"Every judgement of conscience, be it right or wrong, be it about things evil in themselves or morally indifferent, is obligatory, in such wise that he who acts against his conscience always sins."

Conscience

"Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand."

Faith

"Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient."

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"The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having seen, makes up a good part of our sincerity."

"Never arouse her if you can't satiate her in entirety!"

"We hunger in earnest for that which we cannot consume."

"Ask yourself what a man without guile might do to your body in the dark."

"Desires are not killed by fulfilling them."

"The lust for comfort that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest and then becomes a host and then a master."

"But you're so strong. I wish I were strong. I just like eating."

"We were hooked when we woke.We had arms for each other.But I yearned to resumeMy dreams of another."

Explore more quotes by Thomas Aquinas

"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."

"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."

"Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him."

"To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible."

"Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason."

"Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice."

"Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will."

"Every judgement of conscience, be it right or wrong, be it about things evil in themselves or morally indifferent, is obligatory, in such wise that he who acts against his conscience always sins."

"Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand."

"Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient."