Letter 442: Whoever, having seen the ineffable and surpassing beauty of self-control, was not conquered by its attraction — let...
To Athanasius.
Whoever, having beheld the conspicuous and surpassingly beautiful beauty of self-control [sophrosyne, temperance], was not subdued by its allure, let this man be enrolled, with me as judge, among those who have no love for what is noble.
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Latin / Greek Original
Ὅστις τὸ ἀπόβλεπτον καὶ ὑπέρκαλον τῆς σωφροσύνης κάλλος θεασάμενος, οὐκ ἐδαμάσθη τῷ φίλτρῳ, οὗτος ἀνέραστος τῶν καλῶν παρ' ἐμοὶ κριτῇ γεγράφθω.
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- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
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