Aquinas Ethicus, or the Moral Teaching of St. Thomas, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint): A Translation of the Principal Portions of the Second Part of the "Summa Theologica," With Notes

Excerpt from Aquinas Ethicus, or the Moral Teaching of St. Thomas

R. Prudence lies in the reason. Now reason's proper Office is to rule and govern; and therefore it is proper to every one to have reason and prudence, in SO far as he has any part in ruling and governing. But to rule and govern is not the Office of the subject, inasmuch as he is a subject, but rather to be ruled and governed; and therefore prudence is not the virtue Of the subject as such. But because every man, inasmuch as he is reasonable, has some share in governing according to the free choice of.