Said Myrtias (a Syrian student <br />in Alexandria; in the reign of <br />Augustus Constans and Augustus Constantius; <br />in part a pagan, and in part a christian); <br />"Fortified by theory and study, <br />I shall not fear my passions like a coward. <br />I shall give my body to sensual delights, <br />to enjoyments dreamt-of, <br />to the most daring amorous desires, <br />to the lustful impulses of my blood, without <br />any fear, for whenever I want -- <br />and I shall have the will, fortified <br />as I shall be by theory and study -- <br />at moments of crisis I shall find again <br />my spirit, as before, ascetic."<br /><br />Constantine P. Cavafy<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dangerous-things/
