Aquinas concluded that though we are not bound to love others more than ourselves, we naturally seek the common good, the good of the whole, more than any private good, the good of a part.
ˈækwɪnəz kəŋklˈuːdᵻd ðæt ðˌoʊ wiː ɑːɹ nˌɑːt bˈaʊnd tə lˈʌv ˈʌðɚz mˈoːɹ ðɐn aʊɚsˈɛlvz, wiː nˈætʃɚɹəli sˈiːk ðə kˈɑːmən ɡˈʊd, ðə ɡˈʊd ʌvðə hˈoʊl, mˈoːɹ ðɐn ˌɛni pɹˈaɪvət ɡˈʊd, ðə ɡˈʊd əvə pˈɑːɹt.