The soul is perfected by knowledge and virtue

Thomas Aquinas was a medieval philosopher and theologian, known for his synthesis of faith and reason.

A philosophical quote by Thomas Aquinas on perfecting the soul through knowledge and virtue.

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Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) was an Italian Dominican friar, priest, and one of the most influential philosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages. He is renowned for his scholastic method and efforts to reconcile Christian theology with Aristotelian philosophy.

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