On the Causes of Frequent Suicide: A Psychological Treatise

he lacks the means by which both of these are easily achieved. Many allow themselves to be ruled by the false delusion that their honor would suffer and that they would disgrace themselves if, deviating from an apparently consistent behavior, they restricted themselves in the necessities of life, since under changed circumstances the former source of honorable income has also dried up. Let us add the unpleasant experience of how not infrequently some despise the quiet joys of family life, seeking out the more sensual and sinful pleasures outside the peaceful home in the bustling circles of like-minded companions, and deviating from the moral path. All these are indeed outgrowths of increased luxury and cost excessive money;