Passion is the evil in adultery. If a man has no opportunity of living with another man's wife, but if it is obvious for some reason that he would like to do so, and would do so if he could, he is no less guilty than if he was caught in the act.
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Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions and intelligence are beside that great …
Patience is the companion of wisdom.
Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the laws; trust in Providence.