Motif
leaky vessel of insatiable desire
leaky_vessel_of_insatiable_desire
A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family, within the sub-family Flawed, Insatiable, and Trapping Vessels. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 5259-5329 confidence: medium
“They are like fatted beasts... for they are not filled with true being, and their vessel is leaky (Gorgias).”
Those ruled by gluttony and sensuality are said not to be filled with true being and to have a leaky vessel.
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