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Ephrem the Syrian Quotes: Blessed the one who has kept the mastery of his eyelids and has not deceived himself with either mind or sense with regard to the skin of the flesh that after a little while oozes putrefaction.
         

Blessed the one who has kept the mastery of his eyelids and has not deceived himself with either mind or sense with regard to the skin of the flesh that after a little while oozes putrefaction.


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This page presents the quote "Blessed the one who has kept the mastery of his eyelids and has not deceived himself with either mind or sense with regard to the skin of the flesh that after a little while oozes putrefaction.". Author of this quote is Ephrem the Syrian. This quote is about regard, flesh, skins, blessed, mind, eyelids, mastery, deceived,.