Summa Theologiae by St Thomas Aquinas
SS: Treatise On Fortitude And Temperance
Q144 Of Shamefacedness
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We must now consider the parts of temperance in particular: and in the first place the integral parts, which are shamefacedness and honesty. With regard to shamefacedness there are four points of inquiry:

A1 Whether shamefacedness is a virtue?

A2 What is its object?

A3 Who are the cause of a man being ashamed?

A4 What kind of people are ashamed?

 
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