Just as it is possible to think of water both while thirsty… - Evagrius Ponticus

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Just as it is possible to think of water both while thirsty and while not thirsty, so it is possible to think of gold with greed and without greed. The same applies to other things.

Evagrius Ponticus

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Evagrius Ponticus (345–399 AD) was a Christian monk and ascetic.

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Alternative Names: Evagrius the Solitary • Evagrius of Pontus

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Just as it is possible to think of water both while thirsty and while not thirsty, so it is possible to think of gold with greed and without greed. T… - Evagrius Ponticus

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