Philo Quote

The holy Moses … discarded passion in general and detesting it, as most vile in itself and in its effects, denounced especially desire as a battery of destruction to the soul, which must be done away with or brought into obedience to the governance of reason, and then all things will be permeated through and through with peace and good order, those perfect forms of the good which bring the full perfection of happy living.

75-77. - On the Special Laws

The holy Moses … discarded passion in general and detesting it, as most vile in itself and in its effects, denounced especially desire as a battery ...

The holy Moses … discarded passion in general and detesting it, as most vile in itself and in its effects, denounced especially desire as a battery ...

The holy Moses … discarded passion in general and detesting it, as most vile in itself and in its effects, denounced especially desire as a battery ...

The holy Moses … discarded passion in general and detesting it, as most vile in itself and in its effects, denounced especially desire as a battery ...