done previously, but the sting of its memory is taken from the mind, so that even its passage in the mind becomes useful. 30. The insatiable longing of the soul for the acquisition of virtue surpasses the desire of its partner, the body, for visible things. 31. Measure adorns everything. For without it even those things which are perceived as helpful will turn their use to harm without any hindrance at all. 32. Do you desire to have communion with God in your mind by receiving the perception of that