Thomas Aquinas Quote

Just as it is better to illuminate than merely to shine, so to pass on what one has contemplated is better than merely to contemplate.

II–II, 188 - Summa Theologica (1265–1274)

Just as it is better to illuminate than merely to shine, so to pass on what one has contemplated is better than merely to contemplate.

Just as it is better to illuminate than merely to shine, so to pass on what one has contemplated is better than merely to contemplate.

Just as it is better to illuminate than merely to shine, so to pass on what one has contemplated is better than merely to contemplate.

Just as it is better to illuminate than merely to shine, so to pass on what one has contemplated is better than merely to contemplate.