Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as theirs, And full as craving too, and full as vain.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Men are just as vain as women, and sometimes even more so.
We seem to live in an age where we are quietly appalled by the idea of appetites, whether they be for sex, food or diamonds.
We are so obsessed with doing that we have no time and no imagination left for being. As a result, men are valued not for what they are but for what they do or what they have - for their usefulness.
Christianity has aimed to deliver us from a life determined by nature, from the appetites as actuating us, and so has meant that man should not let himself be determined by appetites.
You must remember that a woman, by nature, needs much less to feed upon than a man, a few emotions and she is satisfied.
By nature, men desire the beautiful.
Christianity has aimed to deliver us from a life determined by nature, from the appetites as actuating us, and so has meant that man should not let himself be determined by his appetites.
As women, we understand our bodies, and there's a blossoming that occurs. We're hungry for gourmet meals instead of the fast food. We bring to life a more expansive understanding of life, ourselves, and others. We are more generous and assertive.
Every intense desire is perhaps a desire to be different from what we are.
All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.
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