“How monotonously alike all the great tyrants and conquerors have been; how gloriously different are the saints.”
“The false religion of lust is baser than the false religion of mother-love or patriotism or art: but lust is less likely to be made into a religion.”
“Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.”
“Nearly all vices are rooted in the future. Gratitude looks to the past and love to the present; fear, avarice, lust and ambition look ahead.”
“He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart”
“If you look upon ham and eggs and lust, you have already committed breakfast in your heart.”