“Wearing spectacles makes men conceited, because spectacles raise them to a degree of sensual perfection which is far above the power of their own nature.” MenDegreesPerfectionRaisesSensualConceitedSpectacles Book:Conversations of Goethe with Eckermann and Soret Source: Conversations of Goethe with Eckermann and Soret
“The person who loves God cannot help loving every man as himself, even though he is grieved by the passions of those who are not yet purified. But when they amend their lives, his delight is indescribable and knows no bounds. A soul filled with thoughts of sensual desire and hatred is unpurified. If we detect any trace of hatred in our hearts against any man whatsoever for committing any fault, we are utterly estranged from love for God, since love for God absolutely precludes us from hating any man.” IfsKnowsMenLoveHeartPersonsSoulHelpingChristianDesireHatePassionHatredFilledFaultsBoundsDelightEvery ManSensualGod LoveIndescribable Author:Maximus the Confessor
“If I preach against the modern artificial life of sensual enjoyment, and ask men and women to go back to the simple life epitomized in the charkha, I do so because I know that without an intelligent return to simplicity, there is no escape from our d.” IfsKnowsMenAsksSimpleModernReturnMen And WomenIntelligentSimplicityDeedsSensualAsk MeEnjoymentArtificialSimple LifeModern ArtArtificial Life Author:Mahatma Gandhi