To have strong
passions and to overcome them, makes man a hero. The sexual instinct is
the strongest of all, and he who vanquishes it, becomes a god.
The human soul admires a beautiful form, and is therefore an idolater.
The human spirit adores a principle, and is the true worshiper.
Marriage is the union of the male spirit with the female soul for the
purpose of propagating the species; but if in its place there is only a
union of a male and a female body, then marriage becomes merely a brutal
act, which lowers man and woman, not to the level of animals but below
them; because animals are restricted to certain seasons for the
exercise of their procreative powers; while man, being a reasonable
being, has it in his power to use or abuse them at all times.
But how many marriages do we find that are really spiritual and not
based on beauty of form or other considerations? How soon after the
wedding-day do they become disgusted with each other? What is the cause
of this? A man and a woman may marry and their characters may differ
widely.
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