Controversial Sayings
652 sayings found from the Medieval era
The root of all evil is avarice.
Man is by nature a social animal.
The greatest evil is to do wrong and not to suffer for it.
It is necessary for the good of the community that criminals should be put to death.
The state has the right to coerce its citizens for the common good.
It is not lawful for a man to have more than one wife at a time.
The natural order of things requires that women be subject to men.
Slavery is a consequence of sin, and thus it is just.
The purpose of marriage is the procreation of children.
Usury is a sin against justice.
The truth of faith is made manifest by the Holy Spirit, not by human reason.
It is not lawful to lie in order to save anyone from death.
The proper object of the human intellect is the quiddity or essence of a material thing.
The order of charity is that a man should love God first, then himself, then his neighbor.
The primary cause of sin is the will.
Ignorance is the cause of all evil.
The natural law is nothing else than the rational creature's participation in the eternal law.
No man can be justified without faith.
The end of man is happiness.
The proper good of a thing is its perfection.