Thomas Aquinas Quote

He who enters religion does not make profession to be perfect, but he professes to endeavor to attain perfection; even as he who enters the schools does not profess to have knowledge, but to study in order to acquire knowledge.


Summa Theologica (c. 1265)


He who enters religion does not make profession to be perfect, but he professes to endeavor to attain perfection; even as he who enters the schools...

He who enters religion does not make profession to be perfect, but he professes to endeavor to attain perfection; even as he who enters the schools...

He who enters religion does not make profession to be perfect, but he professes to endeavor to attain perfection; even as he who enters the schools...

He who enters religion does not make profession to be perfect, but he professes to endeavor to attain perfection; even as he who enters the schools...