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Hilchot Yesodei HaTorah, chapter 5, end of paragraph 10:
Whoever refrains from a sin, or does a mitzvah, not for any worldly reason, [for example]:
fear or seeking honor, but only because the Creator. Blessed Be He commanded it, as exemplified by the righteous Yosef who restrained himself from the wife. of Potifar, that person sanctifies the Name [of G_d].
CHRONOLOGY:
Rambam was born in 1134 CE in Cordoba, Spain. and died in 1204 CE in Egypt.
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Shalom and Best Reagrds,
RRW
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