God Has No Need for Our Worship – Quote by Thomas Aquinas

„God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show our gratitude for what we have received.“

Thomas von AquinQuote by Thomas Aquinas on God's independence from worship and the importance of gratitude.
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Thomas Aquinas was a medieval philosopher and theologian, known for his synthesis of faith and reason.

This statement by Thomas Aquinas emphasizes that God's nature is independent of human worship and that we should express gratitude.


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Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) was an Italian Dominican friar, priest, and one of the most influential philosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages. He is renowned for his scholastic method and efforts to reconcile Christian theology with Aristotelian philosophy.

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