Collections on Ethics for All People

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But no, you shall not dishonor them, Likely referring to the objects of one's affection or the "permitted" friendships mentioned on the previous page.
You shall always deny yourself the deed;
Is your heart therefore already virtuous?
Is it only sin to commit the act?
Should you not also conquer the urge,
Not also the desire of passion?

It is desires that shame us;
And without even completing them,
We already violate our duty.
If you do not blush In the 18th and 19th centuries, the ability to blush was seen as a physical proof of a "pure" and "virtuous" soul that still felt shame. before them,
If you do not kill the lusts through the spirit;
Then do not boast of your chastity! Keuschheit: Traditionally, the virtue of refraining from "impure" thoughts and actions, considered essential for moral character.

Fill yourself, if you seem to waver,
Often with the powerful thought:
Innocence is the soul's happiness.
Once squandered and given up,
It leaves you for your whole life,
And no repentance brings it back.

Think often to yourself: The bonds of lust original: "Wollust." In this moralistic context, it refers to sinful or excessive carnal desire rather than just "pleasure."
Are not only a shame to the conscience,
They are also a mockery before the world.
And even if I could in darkness
Hide away the abomination of lust:
Yet God sees and finds me.

Vocabulary from the bottom of the page: to dishonor, virtue, passion, desires, chastity, innocence, lust/sensuality, conscience.