Thomas Aquinas quote: The study of truth requires a considerable effort - which is why few are willing to undertake it out of ...

The study of truth requires a considerable effort - which is why few are willing to undertake it out of love of knowledge - despite the fact that God has implanted a natural appetite for such knowledge in the minds of men.

~ Thomas Aquinas ~

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