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The attempt and not the deed confounds us.
The attempt and not the deed confounds us.
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.
There are three all-powerful evils: lust, anger and greed.
There are three all-powerful evils: lust, anger and greed.
Lust is the craving for salt of a man who is dying of thirst
Lust is the craving for salt of a man who is dying of thirst
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
I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.
I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.
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.
Confusion is an often too subtle sign of paranoia.
Confusion is an often too subtle sign of paranoia.
Eve in the garden gives Adam a hard onAnd no one will pardon the snakeLook who invents him and later read more
Eve in the garden gives Adam a hard onAnd no one will pardon the snakeLook who invents him and later torments himThen makes us repent our mistakes