Clement of Alexandria



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Collection IX
Fragment 3




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Clement of Alexandria (153-217)

Fragments

Translated by William Wilson

Collection IX

Fragment 3


The lovers of frugality shun luxury as the bane of soul and body. The possession and use of necessaries has nothing injurious in quality, but it has in quantity above measure. Scarcity of food is a necessary benefit.





Collection IX
Fragment 2


Collection IX
Fragment 4