1And what is there to be surprised at if the natural desire of the soul to enjoy the fruition of beauty
2is quenched? This, certainly, is why we praise the virtuous Joseph, because by his Reason, with a
3mental effort, he checked the carnal impulse. For he, a young man at the age when physical desire
4is strong, by his Reason quenched the impulse of his passions. And Reason is proved to subdue the
5impulse not only of sexual desire, but of all sorts of covetings. For the Law says, 'Thou shalt not
6covet thy neighbour's wife, nor anything that is thy neighbour's.' Verily, when the Law orders us not to covet, it should, I think, confirm strongly the argument that the Reason is capable of controlling covetous desires, even as it does the passions that militate against justice.