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| A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational. | | Uncategorized | |
| And therefore the Philosopher [Aristotle] says in Metaphysics VI that good and evil, which are objects of the will, are in things, but truth and error, which are objects of the intellect, are in the mind. | | Uncategorized | |
| 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 | | Women | |
| 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. | | Uncategorized | |
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| But man is freer than all the animals, on account of his free-will, with which he is endowed above all other animals | | Men | |
| By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments. | | Uncategorized | |
| Clearly the person who accepts the Church as an infallible guide will believe whatever the Church teaches | | Church | |
| Drink to the point of hilarity. | | Drinking | |
| Far graver is it to corrupt the faith that is the life of the soul than to counterfeit the money that sustains temporal life. | | Spirituality | |
| For loving draws us more to things than knowing does, since good is found by going to the thing, whereas the true is found when the thing comes to us | | Uncategorized | |
| Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious. | | Friendship | |
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| Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good.... | | Uncategorized | |
| Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will. | | Happiness | |
| If forgers and malefactors are put to death by the secular power, there is much more reason for excommunicating and even putting to death one convicted of heresy | | Uncategorized | |
| If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever | | Uncategorized | |
| 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. | | War | |
| It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes | | Uncategorized | |