Question 117 — Liberality

We must now consider liberality and the opposite vices, namely, covetousness and prodigality.

Concerning liberality there are six points of inquiry:

(1) Whether liberality is a virtue?

• (2) What is its matter?
• (3) Of its act;
• (4) Whether it pertains thereto to give rather than to take?
• (5) Whether liberality is a part of justice?
• (6) Of its comparison with other virtues.