Philo Judaeus De Ebrietate 151

ed. Paul Wendland

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[151] 37 εἶτα οἶνον καὶ μέθυσμα οὔ φησι προσενέγκασθαι τῷ συνεχῶς
καὶ παρὰ πάντα τὸν βίον νήφειν ἐπαυχοῦσα· καὶ γὰρ ὄντως ἀφέτῳ καὶ ἐλευθεριάζοντι καὶ καθαρῷ χρῆσθαι λογισμῷ πρὸς μηδενὸς πάθους παροινουμένῳ μέγα καὶ θαυμαστὸν ἦν ἔργον.

De Ebrietate. Philo Judaeus. ed. Paul Wendland. Germany. 2014.

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

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De Ebrietate (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 2. Wendland, Paul, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1897.)

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On Drunkenness First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 1. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 151 focus

After this the soul goes on to deny that it drinks wine or strong drink, boasting in its being continually sober throughout the whole of its life. For to have the reasoning powers really free, and unfettered, and pure, and intoxicated by no passion, was really a very important and admirable thing.

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