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Nor again to those persons whose pleasure arises from the sense

of Smell, except incidentally:[24] I mean, we do not say men have

no self-control because they take pleasure in the scent of fruit,

or flowers, or incense, but rather when they do so in the smells

of unguents and sauces: since men destitute of self-control take

pleasure herein, because hereby the objects of their lusts are

recalled to their imagination (you may also see other men take

pleasure in the smell of food when they are hungry): but to take

pleasure in such is a mark of the character before named since

these are objects of desire to him.