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which reveals the evils of the other appetites. Thus a physician may
be able to abstain from some of the harmful foods, while another man may fail
simply because he lacks medical knowledge, although he may be the physician‟s
peer in intellect and of the same belief in the harmful effects of those foods.
Again, the more mature the physician‟s intellect, the stronger will be his fear.
Hence fear is an aid in the service of intellect, an instrument with which to
overcome and break appetites. Similarly, the learned man is more capable of
renouncing sin than the ignorant, because his knowledge of the evils of sin is
greater. I mean the true learned men and not those of the flowing robes who dote
and rave and prattle of things they know little about.
be able to abstain from some of the harmful foods, while another man may fail
simply because he lacks medical knowledge, although he may be the physician‟s
peer in intellect and of the same belief in the harmful effects of those foods.
Again, the more mature the physician‟s intellect, the stronger will be his fear.
Hence fear is an aid in the service of intellect, an instrument with which to
overcome and break appetites. Similarly, the learned man is more capable of
renouncing sin than the ignorant, because his knowledge of the evils of sin is
greater. I mean the true learned men and not those of the flowing robes who dote
and rave and prattle of things they know little about.