I regard as a mortal sin not only the lying of the senses in matters of love, but also the illusion which the senses seek to create where love is only partial. I say, I believe, that one must love with all of one's being, or else live, come what may, a life of complete chastity.


The Story of My Life (1856)


I regard as a mortal sin not only the lying of the senses in matters of love, but also the illusion which the senses seek to create where love is...

I regard as a mortal sin not only the lying of the senses in matters of love, but also the illusion which the senses seek to create where love is...

I regard as a mortal sin not only the lying of the senses in matters of love, but also the illusion which the senses seek to create where love is...

I regard as a mortal sin not only the lying of the senses in matters of love, but also the illusion which the senses seek to create where love is...