Augustine of Hippo, on Matt 22:34

“But the Pharisees hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, came together:”

“(de Trin. viii. 6.) He that loves men ought to love them either because they are righteous, or that they may be righteous; and so also ought he to love himself either for that he is, or that he may be righteous. And thus without peril he may love his neighbour as himself.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.