"Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient." ― Thomas Aquinas Topic(s): Nature Tags: received, whatever More From Thomas Aquinas "Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church." "Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand." "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." More In Nature "Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature."― Gerard De Nerval "The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble."― Blaise Pascal "I think that if people are instructed about anything, it should be about the nature of cruelty. And about why people behave so cruelly to each other. And what kind of satisfactions they derive from it. And why there is always a cost, and a price to be paid."― Richard Russo