"He who is drawn to something desirable..." - Quote by Thomas Aquinas
He who is drawn to something desirable does not desire to have it as a thought but as a thing.
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“It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.”
“Without doubt one is allowed to resist against the unjust aggressor to one's life, one's goods or one's physical integrity; sometimes, even 'til the aggressor's death... In fact, this act is aimed at preserving one's life or one's goods and to make the aggressor powerless. Thus, it is a good act, which is the right of the victim.”
“You change people by delight, by pleasure.”
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“Young men want to be faithful, and are not. Old men want to be faithless, and cannot.”
“Were we perfectly acquainted with the object, we should never passionately desire it.”
“Neither do the ignorant love wisdom or desire to become wise; for this is the grievous thing about ignorance, that those who are neither good nor beautiful think they are good enough, and do not desire that which they do not think they are lacking.”