Marriage may often be a stormy lake, but celibacy is almost always a muddy horsepond. — Thomas Love Peacock Copy Share Image
As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent — Socrates Copy Share Image
Celibacy is not natural to men or to women; all bodily needs require their legitimate satisfaction, and celibacy is a disregard of… — Annie Besant Copy Share Image
“What is attraction in this world? It is open fire; one should stay cautious there. Attraction is indeed the root of moha… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Good God. I don’t believe St. Vincent and the word ‘celibacy’ have ever been mentioned in the same sentence before. — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
“Kashay (anger-pride-deceit-greed) is the cause for the next life and vishay (sensual pleasure) is the result of the previous life!” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
It's not really cool any more to have sex all the time. It's cooler to be strong and independent. — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
If, hypothetically, Western Catholicism were to review the issue of celibacy, I think it would do so for cultural reasons, not so… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“Meeting a woman is not harmful, but it is harmful for the eyes to be attracted to her. So do pratikraman (do… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Celibacy is not a matter of compulsion. Someone is accepted as a priest only when he does it of his own accord. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“One cannot do without a husband. As much need does one have to relieve herself, that much need one has for a… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“One who does not allow discord [with the wife] to happen even for a minute is considered a [true] husband. Look after… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“For the one who indulges in illicit sex, the sexuality will make him wander in worldly life. There is no liberation for… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Celibacy is the Tesla family secret, passed down through the generations.” “Celibacy, passed down through the generations?”Victor asked dryly. I flushed. “Its… — Vinnie Tesla Copy Share Image
“What is considered Sheel? It is when one does not respond to anger with anger, does not respond to pride with pride,… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Celibacy doesn't make you enlightened, otherwise every nun or priest in Buddhism or Christianity would be enlightened. People who don't date and… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“The only other person attending who was close to her age was Father St. Laurent, a devastatingly good-looking Roman Catholic priest who… — Julia Spencer-Fleming Copy Share Image
“You know, I'm not even sure how we ended up living together." "I am," Jake said, turning back to the lake. "Sex.… — Jennifer Crusie Copy Share Image
“Neither these men of the world nor Buddhist ascetics can be optimists. The latter rigorously deny themselves sensual gratifications, and keep themselves… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
I'm restless. My whole generation is restless. I'm sick of a system where the richest man gets the most beautiful girl if… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“I'm not an advocate of promiscuity; but then I'm also not an advocate of being virginal. It's not like I put virginity… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
“Venom didn't answer until they'd crossed teh street, his body moving with liquid grace. Holly couldn't help it; she watched him. There… — Nalini Singh Copy Share Image
And whatsoever is repressed has to be repressed again because victory is never complete. There is no way to destroy sex by… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“It is often said, inside the Church and out of it, that there is something grotesque about lectures on the sexual life… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“We also wish warmly to affirm those sisters and brothers, already in membership with orthodox churches, who - while experiencing same-sex desires… — Richard Bewes Copy Share Image
How deep a wound to morals and social purity has that accursed article of the celibacy of the clergy been! Even the… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
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