Famous quotes

Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.

Antonie L. Apollinarie Fée

Antonie L. Apollinarie Fée

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There are pains that kill: but there are more cruel ones, the ones that leave us life without ever allowing us to enjoy it.

Lucius Apuleius

Lucius Apuleius

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One by one, we are all mortal. Together, we are eternal.

Lucius Apuleius

Lucius Apuleius

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The first glass corresponds to thirst; the second, to joy; the third, to pleasure; the fourth, to foolishness.

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Saint Thomas Aquinas

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It is evident that the truth exists. Because the one who denies that the truth exists, knows that the truth exists. So, if the truth does not exist, it is true that the truth does not exist.

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Saint Thomas Aquinas

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God, who is pure act and has no potentiality, has an infinite active power over other things.

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Saint Thomas Aquinas

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What is received is received in the manner of the recipient.

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Saint Thomas Aquinas

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The being of things, not their truth, is the cause of truth in understanding.

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Saint Thomas Aquinas

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The scholar is the one who leads others to what he has understood: the truth.

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Saint Thomas Aquinas

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Faith refers to things that are not seen, and hope to things that are not within reach.