Who is Superior? The Chasid who does not desire to sin or the Man who controls himself from sinning?
The Rambam asks that question in the sixth chapter of Shemonah Perakim, his introduction to Avos.
The philosophers say that the person who does not desire to sin is on a higher level. It is better not to desire murder or stealing or sexual immorality than to desire these sins and refrain from
Original post by Ben Rambam
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