Bill Maher on Sex

On an episode of the ABC television talk show "Politically Incorrect," host Bill Maher was discussing some rules for relationships from the ...

Devotion Greater Than Temptation

Henri Nouwen once said in a Leadership journal interview:

I cannot continuously say no to this or no to that, unless there is something ten times more ...

Two Reasons for Sinning

Sin arises when things that are a minor good are pursued as though they were goals in life. If money or affection or power are sought in disproportionate, ...

Root of All Evil

Once the longing for money comes, the longing also comes for what money can give: superfluities, nice rooms, luxuries at table, more clothes, fans and ...

Shame on Selfishness!

Selfishness consists in dethroning reason from the seat of government and enthroning blind desire in opposition to it. Selfishness is always and by necessity ...

The Worst Advice

About the worst advice you could give anybody is 'be yourself.'

Dead Giveaway

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

A Definition of Lust

Lust, I read somewhere, is the craving for salt by a man who is dying of thirst.

When Desire Takes Over

Selfishness is a phenomenon of the will, and consists in committing the will to the gratification of the desires. ... Selfishness begins when the will ...

The Unforgiving End

Lust in final form spends everything

To purchase headstones.

All passions die in graveyards.