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Distinctions drawn by the mind are not necessarily equivalent to distinctions in reality.
Thomas Aquinas
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Thomas Aquinas
Age: 49 †
Born: 1225
Born: February 1
Died: 1274
Died: March 14
Dominican Friar
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Roman Catholic Priest
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Saint Thomas Aquinas
Saint Thomas
Tommaso d'Aquino
Thomas of Aquino
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