A true voluptuary will never abandon his mind to the grossness of reality. It is by exalting the earthly, the material, the physiq...ue of our pleasures, by veiling these ideas, by forgetting them altogether, or, at least, never naming them hardly to one's self, that we alone can prevent them from disgusting.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Picture the prince, such as most of them are today: a man ignorant of the law, well-nigh an enemy to his people's advantage, while... intent on his personal convenience, a dedicated voluptuary, a hater of learning, freedom and truth, without a thought for the interests of his country, and measuring everything in terms of his own profit and desires.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »