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Gratia non tollit naturam, sed perficit Gratia non tollit naturam, sed perficit Gratia non tollit naturam, sed perficit is translated as 'Grace does not destroy nature, but perfects it', or 'grace does not destroy nature but fulfills it'. This Phrase is the word of Thomas Aquinas (c. 1224–1274). He observes, grace does not destroy nature, but fulfills its potential (Summa Theologiae, I, I, 8 ad 2). "Since therefore grace does not destroy nature but perfects it, natural reason should minister to faith as the natural bent of the will ministers to charity." Thomas maintains that the truth of human nature finds total fulfilment through sanctifying grace,