Philo
Philo
Philo of AlexandriaHaCohen; c. 25 BCE – c. 50 CE), also called Philo Judaeus, was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt...
NationalityEgyptian
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryEgypt
money power men
Money, it has been said, is the cause of good things to a good man, of evil things to a bad man.
greek doctrine narrative
Philo of Alexandria introduced in the first century what has been described as the 'Hellenizing of the Old Testament,' or the allegorical method of exegesis. By this, as Erdmann observes, the Bible narrative was found to contain a deeper, and particularly an allegorical interpretation, in addition to its literal interpretation; this was not conscious disingenuousness but a natural mode of amalgamating the Greek philosophic with the Hebraic doctrines.
giving culture credit
I know that God exists. I know that I have never invented anything. I have been a medium by which these things were given to the culture as fast as the culture could earn them. I give all the credit to God.
expression emotion violent
Emotions become more violent when expression is stifled.
fall house soul
The body is the soul's house. Shouldn't we therefore take care of our house so that it doesn't fall into ruin?
truth fighting battle
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle. by Saint Philo of Alexandria
thinking heaven simplicity
It would be a sign of great simplicity to think that the world was created in six days, or indeed at all in time; [...] Time is a thing posterior to the world. Therefore it would be correctly said that the world was not created in time, but that time had its existence in consequence of the world. For it is the motion of the heaven that has displayed the nature of time.
curiosity unexplained materials
Learning is by nature curiosity... prying into everything, reluctant to leave anything, material or immaterial, unexplained.
giving honor philanthropy
Those who give hoping to be rewarded with honor are not giving, they are bargaining.
bags
Things have to sell, of course, but if I don't want to put bags on the runway, we don't put bags on the runway. I have complete creative control.
chose quite
My mother used to dress me in quite good-taste clothes, and I really wanted things that were sparkly and spangly and trashy and nasty. I don't know if I ever chose fashion; it was just there in me.
tricky trying
It's been a bit tricky trying to establish a 'designer' profile and not a designer-cum-girl-around-town.
work
I was very, very eager to work. It's just the way I am.
famous fear good innate looked love
I have an innate fear of fame. I've never thought being famous looked like such a good place to be. I love being incognito.