Of all the worldly passions, lust is the most intense. All other worldly passions seem to follow in its train.

Of all the worldly passions, lust is the most intense. All other worldly passions seem to follow in its train.

The ascetism of early Christianity, which turned its back on the world of the flesh, had degrenerated, in some quarters read more

The ascetism of early Christianity, which turned its back on the world of the flesh, had degrenerated, in some quarters of the Church, into hatred of those who those who brought that flesh into being. Misogyny, the hatred of women, had become a strong element in medieval Christianity. Women who menstruate, and give birth, were identified with sexuality and therefore with evil. "All witchcraft stems from carnal lust, which is in women insatiable," stated the Malleus Maleficarum.

The lust of avarice has so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they read more

The lust of avarice has so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth.

A degree is not an education, and the confusion on this point is perhaps the gravest weakness in American thinking read more

A degree is not an education, and the confusion on this point is perhaps the gravest weakness in American thinking about education

Sometimes I'm confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn't obvious...

Sometimes I'm confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn't obvious...

Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not yet understood

Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not yet understood

An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity.

An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity.

There are three all-powerful evils: lust, anger and greed.

There are three all-powerful evils: lust, anger and greed.

Today, if you are not confused, you are just not thinking clearly.

Today, if you are not confused, you are just not thinking clearly.