Thomas Aquinas Quotes on Virtue
Thomas Aquinas was a 13th-century Italian Dominican friar and philosopher, the most influential figure of medieval scholasticism. This page collects quotes attributed to Thomas Aquinas on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Thomas Aquinas:
“The things that we love tell us what we are.”
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Attributed to Thomas Aquinas:
“Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him.”
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Attributed to Thomas Aquinas:
“Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not at hand.”
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Attributed to Thomas Aquinas:
“Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.”