St. Thomas Aquinas gave avarice first rank among the deadly seven as the "the root of all sins." Avarice is desire run amok, where what we need and what we want bear no relationship to each other.
— Robin R. Meyers, The Virtue in ViceSt. Thomas Aquinas gave avarice first rank among the deadly seven as the "the root of all sins." Avarice is desire run amok, where what we need and what we want bear no relationship to each other.
— Robin R. Meyers, The Virtue in Vice