On the record44 BC
For self-control is the foe of the passions, and the passions are the handmaids of pleasure.
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “For self-control is the foe of the passions, and the passions are the handmaids of pleasure.”
Editor's note · Context
Continuing his philosophical argument, Cicero defines self-control as an adversary to passions, which he characterizes as servants of pleasure.
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