Deceit Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Lust desireth not procreation, but pleasure only.

— Anselm of Canterbury

Lust is inseparably accompanied with the troubling of all order, with impudence, unseemliness, sloth, and dissoluteness.

— Plato

The pleasures of sin exist. We cannot deny them. But we also dare not deny what follows in their wake: a voracious appetite, inflamed…

— Edwin Louis Cole

Desire of having is the sin of covetousness.

— William Shakespeare

Lust's passion will be served; it demands, it militates, it tyrannizes.

— Marquis de Sade

“For in truth lust is made out of a perverse will, and when lust is served, it becomes habit, and when habit is not…

— Augustine of Hippo

Usually you're forced to do what necessity demands, and pleasure is a luxury.

— Mike Connors

The pursuit of purity is not about the suppression of lust, but about the reorientation of one's life to a larger goal.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

A lot of us have developed a diet mentality toward lust. We really want to cut back on lust because we know its not…

— Joshua Harris

“Whether this desire for sex is moderate or not, it is usually called lust.”

— Baruch Spinoza

Vanity, revenge, loneliness, boredom, all apply: lust is one of the least of the reasons for promiscuity.

— Mignon McLaughlin

Gluttony and satiety in food produce defiled lust, while free association with women enflames the fire of lusts ... At the time of struggle…

— Nilus of Sinai