Philo Judaeus, De Posteritate Caini, Charles Duke Yonge (Translator), 87

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[87] And what is the use of entertaining such sentiments as are proper, but acting and speaking most improperly, and injuring by your actions all who are exposed to the effect of them? Again, it is blameworthy even to do what is right, without any intention or reason;

De Posteritate Caini. Philo Judaeus. Charles Duke Yonge (Translator). Germany. 2023-08-01.

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On the Posterity of Cain (English) (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 1. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.)

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De Posteritate Caini First1KGreek (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 2. Wendland, Paul, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1897.) — 87 focus

[87] τί δ’ ὄφελος ἃ μὲν χρὴ διανοεῖσθαι, ἔργοις δὲ ἀτόποις καὶ λόγοις χρῆσθαι, διὰ μὲν τῶν λόγων τοὺς ἀκούοντας, διὰ δὲ τῶν ἔργων τοὺς ὑπομένοντας
ζημιοῦντας; πράττειν γε μὴν τἄριστα οὐ σὺν διανοίᾳ καὶ λόγῳ πάλιν ὑπαίτιον· τὸ γὰρ ἄνευ τούτων τῆς ἀκουσίου μερίδος ὂν οὐδαμῇ οὐδαμῶς ἐπαινετόν.

Philo Judaeus De Posteritate Caini 87

Charles Duke Yonge (Translator)

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