Franklin commenting on a corrupt press given over to gossip: Of the natural support of these courts Their support is founded in the...

No more deadly curse than sensual pleasure has been inflicted on mankind by nature, to gratify which our wanton appetites are roused...

It was this same princess by whom a remarkable deception was planned. She had her tomb constructed in the upper part of one of the principal gateways of the city, high above the heads of the passers-by, with this inscription cut upon it: ‘If there be one among my successors on the throne of Babylon who is in want of treasure, let him open my tomb, and take as much as he chooses – not, however, unless he be truly in want, for it will not be for his good.’ This tomb continued u

For freedom is not acquired by satisfying yourself with what you desire, but by destroying your desire.

I.16 A. Said Rabbi Isaac, “An exposed handbreadth [of flesh] in the case of a woman is regarded as a matter of sexuality [and not to be permitted].”