Thomas Aquinas quote about happiness from Summa Theologica (1274) - But virtue's true reward is happiness itself, for which the virtuous work: whereas if they worked for honor, it would no longer be a virtue, but ambition.
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“ But virtue's true reward is happiness itself, for which the virtuous work: whereas if they worked for honor, it would no longer be a virtue, but ambition. ”

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Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province
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Thomas Aquinas quote about happiness from Summa Theologica (1274) - But virtue's true reward is happiness itself, for which the virtuous work: whereas if they worked for honor, it would no longer be a virtue, but ambition.
Thomas Aquinas quote about happiness from Summa Theologica (1274) - But virtue's true reward is happiness itself, for which the virtuous work: whereas if they worked for honor, it would no longer be a virtue, but ambition.
Thomas Aquinas quote about happiness from Summa Theologica (1274) - But virtue's true reward is happiness itself, for which the virtuous work: whereas if they worked for honor, it would no longer be a virtue, but ambition.
Thomas Aquinas quote about happiness from Summa Theologica (1274) - But virtue's true reward is happiness itself, for which the virtuous work: whereas if they worked for honor, it would no longer be a virtue, but ambition.