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“Self-indulgence takes many forms. A man may be self-indulgent in speech, in touch, in sight. From self-indulgence a man comes to idle speech and worldly talk, to buffoonery and cracking indecent jokes. There is self-indulgence in touching without necessity, making mocking signs with the hands, pushing for a place, snatching up something for oneself, approaching someone else shamelessly. All these things come from not having the fear of God in the soul and from these a man comes little by little to perfect contempt.”

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Dorotheus of Gaza
Dorotheus of Gaza

Dorotheus of Gaza (505-565 AD) was an influential Christian theologian and abbot. His life and achievements are shrouded in some mystery, but his writings hold significant importance in the field of Christian theology. more

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