Pedagogical romances leave the mentor disgruntled, the pupil confused.
Self-hatred and self-love are equally self-centered.
The Lady: a fluty voice, sensible shoes, a melancholy sense of living by rules few still remember.
Without asceticism, self-indulgence would be insignificant.
Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort.
Asceticism and celibacy can conceal many incapacities.