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Gregory of Nyssa - Is it not want of reason in any one...

Is it not want of reason in any one to suppose that when he has striven successfully to escape the dominion of one particular passion, he will find virtue in its opposite? (Gregory of Nyssa)

Is it not want of reason in any one to suppose that when he has striven successfully to escape the dominion of one particular passion, he will find virtue in its opposite?

Gregory of Nyssa

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