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On the question why certain Names in the Holy Scriptures are changed

Philo of Alexandria · Parte 251

[251] for, as I have said already, silence is a remedy for all the offences that can be committed by the voice, and every one may easily practise silence; but yet, by reason of their chattering habits and want of moderation in their language, many people cannot find out how to impose a limitation on their speech.