Character Quote by Yukio Mishima

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

— Anatole France

For all men have but a little while to live and none knows his fate thereafter. So that a man possesses nothing certainly save…

— James Branch Cabell

Desire is the essence of a man.

— Baruch Spinoza

Curiosity is not a sin… But we should exercise caution with our curiosity... yes, indeed.

— Anonymous

The man who commits immorality does so because he thinks it will maximize pleasure if he can minimize the pain by keeping it secret.

— Erwin W. Lutzer

However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes…

— Wilhelm von Humboldt

No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has…

— Anonymous

Curiosity, like all other desires, produces pain as well as pleasure.

— Samuel Johnson

Most virtue is a demand for greater seduction.

— Natalie Clifford Barney

I believe that man was created to enjoy himself, indeed, that he can claim it as his legitimate right. In fact, as long as…

— Kafu Nagai

The immorality of men triumphs over the amorality of women.

— Karl Kraus