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Full Idea
The pleasures of love will not even involuntarily be tasted, at least, she will not allow herself to be drawn beyond the lights of fancy that occur in dreams.
Gist of Idea
We should avoid the pleasures of love, or at least, should not enact our dreams
Source
Porphyry (Launching Points to the Realm of the Mind [c.280], 1Enn2 I.4)
Book Ref
Porphyry: 'Launching Points to the Realm of the Mind', ed/tr. Guthrie,Kenneth [Phanes 1988], p.32
A Reaction
Presumably erotic dreams are only tolerated because not much can be done about them. This brings out the puritanism of neo-platonism.