“ thus a sick man loves health, and a poor man loves riches. ”
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica (1274). copy citation
| Author | Thomas Aquinas |
|---|---|
| Source | Summa Theologica |
| Topic | health love |
| Date | 1274 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/17897/pg17897-images.html |
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“for in that case a man would love in another, that which he possesses himself, or would like to possess. Therefore likeness is not a cause of love.
Obj. 3: Further, everyone loves that which he needs, even if he have it not: thus a sick man loves health, and a poor man loves riches. But in so far as he needs them and lacks them, he is unlike them. Therefore not only likeness but also unlikeness is a cause of love.
Obj. 4: Further, the Philosopher says (Rhet. ii, 4) that "we love those who bestow money and health on us;”
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