“ In the last days shall come dangerous times, men shall be lovers of themselves. ”
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica (1274). copy citation
| Author | Thomas Aquinas |
|---|---|
| Source | Summa Theologica |
| Topic | time |
| Date | 1274 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/18755/pg18755-images.html |
Context
“Further, anything relating to charity cannot be blameworthy, since charity "dealeth not perversely" (1 Cor. 23:4) . Now a man deserves to be blamed for loving himself, since it is written (2 Tim. 3:1, 2) : "In the last days shall come dangerous times, men shall be lovers of themselves." Therefore a man cannot love himself out of charity.
On the contrary, It is written (Lev. 19:18) : "Thou shalt love thy friend as thyself." Now we love our friends out of charity. Therefore we should love ourselves too out of charity.”
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