"If a man deliberately abstains from wine..." - Quote by Thomas Aquinas

“For in order that man may do well, whether in the works of the active life, or in those of the contemplative life, he needs the fellowship of friends.”

“He who is drawn to something desirable does not desire to have it as a thought but as a thing.”

“Peace is the work of justice indirectly, in so far as justice removes the obstacles to peace; but it is the work of charity (love) directly, since charity, according to its very notion, causes peace.”

“A fit of laughter, which has been indulged to excess, almost always produces a violent reaction.”

“Eat not to dullness, drink not to elevation.”

“Be temperate in wine, in eating, girls, & sloth; Or the Gout will seize you and plague you both.”

“The heart never takes the place of the head: but it can, and should, obey it.”

“I have a hold limit that I've set for myself. I hold until I start to imagine myself killing the person on the other end. Then I hang up and regroup.”

“Let necessity, and not your will, slay the enemy who fights against you.”