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But more seek sensible pleasures, than intelligible spiritual pleasures.
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In some of the heavens the residents have no bodily form, but enjoy purely spiritual pleasures.
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But spiritual pleasures are in the mind, which is itself the rule: wherefore they are in themselves both sober and moderate.
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We have nothing in common, and, wrapped in her own spiritual pleasures and pursuits, would have shunned, ignored, and forgotten him.
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If, however, intellectual spiritual pleasures be compared with sensible bodily pleasures, then, in themselves and absolutely speaking, spiritual pleasures are greater.
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Spiritual pleasures, on the contrary, do not exceed the natural mode of being, but perfect nature.
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4: Further, spiritual pleasures are greater than the pleasures of the body, as stated above (I-II, Q.
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3: Further, bodily pleasures need to be tempered and checked, by reason of their vehemence: whereas there is no need to check spiritual pleasures.