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Canusethishorse，goat，wolf，andev’rybeast，Andisnotasshimselftoalltherest！
Elsemannotonlyistheherdofswine，Buthe’sthosedevilstoowhichdidinclineThemtoaheadlongrage，andmadethemworse。“
Allsensualityisone，thoughittakesmanyforms；allpurityisone。Itisthesamewhetheramaneat，ordrink，orcohabit，orsleepsensually。Theyarebutoneappetite，andweonlyneedtoseeapersondoanyoneofthesethingstoknowhowgreatasensualistheis。Theimpurecanneitherstandnorsitwithpurity。Whenthereptileisattackedatonemouthofhisburrow，heshowshimselfatanother。Ifyouwouldbechaste，youmustbetemperate。Whatischastity？Howshallamanknowifheischaste？Heshallnotknowit。Wehaveheardofthisvirtue，butweknownotwhatitis。Wespeakconformablytotherumorwhichwehaveheard。Fromexertioncomewisdomandpurity；fromslothignoranceandsensuality。Inthestudentsensualityisasluggishhabitofmind。Anuncleanpersonisuniversallyaslothfulone，onewhositsbyastove，whomthesunshinesonprostrate，whoreposeswithoutbeingfatigued。Ifyouwouldavoiduncleanness，andallthesins，workearnestly，thoughitbeatcleaningastable。Natureishardtobeovercome，butshemustbeovercome。WhatavailsitthatyouareChristian，ifyouarenotpurerthantheheathen，ifyoudenyyourselfnomore，ifyouarenotmorereligious？Iknowofmanysystemsofreligionesteemedheathenishwhosepreceptsfillthereaderwithshame，andprovokehimtonewendeavors，thoughitbetotheperformanceofritesmerely。
Ihesitatetosaythesethings，butitisnotbecauseofthesubject——Icarenothowobscenemywordsare——butbecauseI
cannotspeakofthemwithoutbetrayingmyimpurity。Wediscoursefreelywithoutshameofoneformofsensuality，andaresilentaboutanother。Wearesodegradedthatwecannotspeaksimplyofthenecessaryfunctionsofhumannature。Inearlierages，insomecountries，everyfunctionwasreverentlyspokenofandregulatedbylaw。NothingwastootrivialfortheHindoolawgiver，howeveroffensiveitmaybetomoderntaste。Heteacheshowtoeat，drink，cohabit，voidexcrementandurine，andthelike，elevatingwhatismean，anddoesnotfalselyexcusehimselfbycallingthesethingstrifles。
Everymanisthebuilderofatemple，calledhisbody，tothegodheworships，afterastylepurelyhisown，norcanhegetoffbyhammeringmarbleinstead。Weareallsculptorsandpainters，andourmaterialisourownfleshandbloodandbones。Anynoblenessbeginsatoncetorefineaman’sfeatures，anymeannessorsensualitytoimbrutethem。
JohnFarmersatathisdooroneSeptemberevening，afterahardday’swork，hismindstillrunningonhislabormoreorless。
Havingbathed，hesatdowntore-createhisintellectualman。Itwasarathercoolevening，andsomeofhisneighborswereapprehendingafrost。Hehadnotattendedtothetrainofhisthoughtslongwhenheheardsomeoneplayingonaflute，andthatsoundharmonizedwithhismood。Stillhethoughtofhiswork；buttheburdenofhisthoughtwas，thatthoughthiskeptrunninginhishead，andhefoundhimselfplanningandcontrivingitagainsthiswill，yetitconcernedhimverylittle。Itwasnomorethanthescurfofhisskin，whichwasconstantlyshuffledoff。Butthenotesoftheflutecamehometohisearsoutofadifferentspherefromthatheworkedin，andsuggestedworkforcertainfacultieswhichslumberedinhim。Theygentlydidawaywiththestreet，andthevillage，andthestateinwhichhelived。Avoicesaidtohim——
Whydoyoustayhereandlivethismeanmoilinglife，whenagloriousexistenceispossibleforyou？Thosesamestarstwinkleoverotherfieldsthanthese——Buthowtocomeoutofthisconditionandactuallymigratethither？Allthathecouldthinkofwastopractisesomenewausterity，tolethisminddescendintohisbodyandredeemit，andtreathimselfwitheverincreasingrespect。
BruteNeighborsSometimesIhadacompanioninmyfishing，whocamethroughthevillagetomyhousefromtheothersideofthetown，andthecatchingofthedinnerwasasmuchasocialexerciseastheeatingofit。
Hermit。Iwonderwhattheworldisdoingnow。Ihavenotheardsomuchasalocustoverthesweet-fernthesethreehours。Thepigeonsareallasleepupontheirroosts——noflutterfromthem。
Wasthatafarmer’snoonhornwhichsoundedfrombeyondthewoodsjustnow？ThehandsarecomingintoboiledsaltbeefandciderandIndianbread。Whywillmenworrythemselvesso？Hethatdoesnoteatneednotwork。Iwonderhowmuchtheyhavereaped。Whowouldlivetherewhe
