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.
— Thomas Aquinas Medieval

Catholic philosopher and theologian

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From 'Two Precepts of Charity'

Date / Period

Approx. 1273

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Strange & Unusual

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