We are no guiltier in following the primative impulses that govern us than is the Nile for her floods or the sea for her waves.

Marquis De Sade
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William Shakespeare wrote, “We are no guiltier in following the primative impulses that govern us than is the Nile for her floods or the sea for her waves.” The Nile and the sea have their own ways of being powerful and powerful can be a great thing. However, when it is not controlled by rules or law then it can be destructive. These primitive impulses that govern us can also be destructive, but there are places where they are controlled. The need to do what we must to survive does not come from sense, but from willpower. We must have strong will power to survive.

Source: Aline Et Valcour

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