 One of the aims of sexual union is procreation - the creation by reproduction of an image of itself, of the union. |
| I wonder if most people ever ask themselves why love is connected with reproduction. And if they do ask themselves about this, I wonder what answer they give. |
| Ask others about themselves, at the same time, be on guard not to talk too much about yourself. |
| The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind. |
| Think how different human societies would be if they were based on love rather than justice. But no such societies have ever existed on earth. Topics: Love |
| The telephone book is full of facts, but it doesn't contain a single idea. |
| Freud's view is that all love is sexual in its origin or its basis. Even those loves which do not appear to be sexual or erotic have a sexual root or core. They are all sublimations of the sexual instinct. |
| The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live. |
| We are selfish when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good for ourselves. We are altruistic when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good of others. |
| Love without conversation is impossible. Topics: Love |
| One of the embarrassing problems for the early nineteenth-century champions of the Christian faith was that not one of the first six Presidents of the United States was an orthodox Christian. |
| There is only one situation I can think of in which men and women make an effort to read better than they usually do. It is when they are in love and reading a love letter. Topics: Love |
| In English we must use adjectives to distinguish the different kinds of love for which the ancients had distinct names. |
| Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless. Topics: Love |
| I find the selectivity of erotic love - the choice of this man or this woman - much more intelligible if liking the person is the origin of sexual interest, rather than the other way. |
| If one wants another only for some self-satisfaction, usually in the form of sensual pleasure, that wrong desire takes the form of lust rather than love. |
| Freedom is the emancipation from the arbitrary rule of other men. |
