St. Basil the Great:
He who uses the desiring power of the soul for the pursuit of the pleasures of the flesh and impure gratifications becomes dissolute and repulsive; but he who directs it upwards to the love of God and towards a longing desire for eternal joys becomes happy and blessed.
He who uses the desiring power of the soul for the pursuit of the pleasures of the flesh and impure gratifications becomes dissolute and repulsive; but he who directs it upwards to the love of God and towards a longing desire for eternal joys becomes happy and blessed.