The last end of every maker, as such, is himself, for what we make we use for our own sake; and if at any time a man make a thing for the sake of something else, it is referred to his own good, whether his use, his pleasure, or his virtue.
Thomas AquinasThe knowledge of God is the cause of things. For the knowledge of God is to all creatures what the knowledge of the artificer is to things made by his art.
Thomas AquinasGod should not be called an individual substance, since the principle of individuation is matter.
Thomas AquinasTo one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
Thomas Aquinas