Canusethishorse，goat，wolf，andev’rybeast，Andisnotasshimselftoalltherest！
Elsemannotonlyistheherdofswine，Buthe’sthosedevilstoowhichdidinclineThemtoaheadlongrage，andmadethemworse。“
Allsensualityisone，thoughittakesmanyforms；allpurityisone。Itisthesamewhetheramaneat，ordrink，orcohabit，orsleepsensually。Theyarebutoneappetite，andweonlyneedtoseeapersondoanyoneofthesethingstoknowhowgreatasensualistheis。Theimpurecanneitherstandnorsitwithpurity。Whenthereptileisattackedatonemouthofhisburrow，heshowshimselfatanother。Ifyouwouldbechaste，youmustbetemperate。Whatischastity？Howshallamanknowifheischaste？Heshallnotknowit。Wehaveheardofthisvirtue，butweknownotwhatitis。Wespeakconformablytotherumorwhichwehaveheard。Fromexertioncomewisdomandpurity；fromslothignoranceandsensuality。Inthestudentsensualityisasluggishhabitofmind。Anuncleanpersonisuniversallyaslothfulone，onewhositsbyastove，whomthesunshinesonprostrate，whoreposeswithoutbeingfatigued。Ifyouwouldavoiduncleanness，andallthesins，workearnestly，thoughitbeatcleaningastable。Natureishardtobeovercome，butshemustbeovercome。WhatavailsitthatyouareChristian，ifyouarenotpurerthantheheathen，ifyoudenyyourselfnomore，ifyouarenotmorereligious？Iknowofmanysystemsofreligionesteemedheathenishwhosepreceptsfillthereaderwithshame，andprovokehimtonewendeavors，thoughitbetotheperformanceofritesmerely。
Ihesitatetosaythesethings，butitisnotbecauseofthesubject——Icarenothowobscenemywordsare——butbecauseI
cannotspeakofthemwithoutbetrayingmyimpurity。Wediscoursefreelywithoutshameofoneformofsensuality，andaresilentaboutanother。Wearesodegradedthatwecannotspeaksimplyofthenecessaryfunctionsofhumannature。Inearlierages，insomecountries，everyfunctionwasreverentlyspokenofandregulatedbylaw。NothingwastootrivialfortheHindoolawgiver，howeveroffensiveitmaybetomoderntaste。Heteacheshowtoeat，drink，cohabit，voidexcrementandurine，andthelike，elevatingwhatismean，anddoesnotfalselyexcusehimselfbycallingthesethingstrifles。