They who have a care of their souls, and do not merely live in the fashions of the body, say farewell to all this; they will not walk in the ways of the blind: and when philosophy offers them purification and release from evil, they feel that they ought not resist her influence, and to her they incline, and whither she leads they follow her. The Trials Of Socrates
Behavior evolves through natural selection, just as anatomy does. Hence if sex is enjoyable, natural selection must have been responsible for that outcome. Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other. Emma
But of all motives, none is better adapted to secure influence and hold it fast than love; nothing is more foreign to that end than fear. On Duties
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