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... desire to be fathers of notable sons , not to form connections with any kind of women , such as courtesans or mistresses : for those who either on the father or mother's side are ill - born have the disgrace of their origin all their ...
... desire to be fathers of notable sons , not to form connections with any kind of women , such as courtesans or mistresses : for those who either on the father or mother's side are ill - born have the disgrace of their origin all their ...
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... desires , and again tighten them ; and must be especially easy in respect to their faults , or if they are angry must soon cool down . For it is better for a father to be hot - tempered than sullen , for to continue hostile and ...
... desires , and again tighten them ; and must be especially easy in respect to their faults , or if they are angry must soon cool down . For it is better for a father to be hot - tempered than sullen , for to continue hostile and ...
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... desires , and act in a roundabout way within certain limits , riding , as it were , at the anchor of nature , and only going straight under bit and bridle . But in man reason , which is absolute master , inventing different modes and ...
... desires , and act in a roundabout way within certain limits , riding , as it were , at the anchor of nature , and only going straight under bit and bridle . But in man reason , which is absolute master , inventing different modes and ...
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... desires between men and women are natural ; but that headlong , violent , and uncontrollable passion for the sex is not rightly called love . For love , when it seizes a noble and young soul , ends in virtue through friendship ; but ...
... desires between men and women are natural ; but that headlong , violent , and uncontrollable passion for the sex is not rightly called love . For love , when it seizes a noble and young soul , ends in virtue through friendship ; but ...
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... desire , ' as Anacreon said the love of maidens was , nor ' redolent of ointment and sprightly , ' but you will see it plain and without airs in the schools of the philosophers , or perhaps in the gymnasiums and wrestling - schools ...
... desire , ' as Anacreon said the love of maidens was , nor ' redolent of ointment and sprightly , ' but you will see it plain and without airs in the schools of the philosophers , or perhaps in the gymnasiums and wrestling - schools ...
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