""If 'it is good for a man not to touch a woman', then it is bad for him to touch one, for bad, and bad only, is the opposite of good. But, if though bad, it is made venial, then it is allowed to prevent something which would be worse than bad. ... Notice the Apostle's carefulness. He does not say: 'It is good not to have a wife', but, 'It is good for a man not to touch a woman'. ... I am not expounding the law as to husbands and wives, but discussing the general question of sexual intercourse – how in comparison with chastity and virginity, the life of angels, 'It is good for a man not to touch a woman'."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Angels
135 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Angels →
Related Quotes
"I'll help you. I'm an angel."
"Gabriel: I'm an angel. I kill firstborns while their mamas watch. I turn cities into salt. I even, when I feel like i…"
"I saw an angel close by me, on my left side, in bodily form. This I am not accustomed to see, unless very rarely. Tho…"
"There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If …"
"How do the angels get to sleep when the devil leaves the porch light on?"
"Could we forbear dispute, and practise love, We should agree as angels do above."
"Sweet souls around us watch us still, Press nearer to our side; Into our thoughts, into our prayers, With gentle help…"
"Angels never attack, as infernal spirits do. Angels only ward off and defend."
"I have no angels left Now, Sweet, to pray to: Where you have made your shrine They are away to. They have struck Heav…"
"Thomas Daggett: Did you ever notice how in the Bible, when ever God needed to punish someone, or make an example, or …"