The Things That We Love Tell

This aphorism is attributed to Thomas Aquinas across many collections, often cited against the Summa Contra Gentiles, but no specific chapter or article in that work has been identified as the source. The sentiment aligns with Aquinas's extensive treatment of friendship (amicitia) in his Commentary on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, where he closely follows Aristotle's analysis of friendship as the highest form of human bond. The quote should be regarded as of uncertain attribution until a verified Latin primary source is identified.