What is most apparent and constant in Thomas' personality, the image he most likely had of himself, is the teacher. The saint was essentially a Docto… - Étienne Gilson

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What is most apparent and constant in Thomas' personality, the image he most likely had of himself, is the teacher. The saint was essentially a Doctor of the Church; the man was a teacher of theology and philosophy; the mystic never entirely separated his meditations from his teaching, which drew its inspiration from them.