Contra Manichaeos
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40.1
Εἰ καθ' ὑμᾶς ἡ θλῖψις κακή, πάντως ἡ ἡδονὴ καὶ ἡ ἀπόλαυσις ἀγαθή, καί, εἰ τοῦτο, ἀγαθὸν ἡ πορνεία καὶ ἡ γαστριμαργία καὶ ὅσα τέρπει καὶ ἥδει τὸν πράττοντα, ὅσα δὲ λυπεῖ, ἐγκράτεια, νηστεία, ἀγρυπνία καὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα, κακά.