In a nation that was proud of hard work, strong families, close-knit communities, and our faith in God, too many of us… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
“The remission of punishments called an indulgence is not an unconditional amnesty, but postulates in the re cipient a moral disposition or… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
The history of medicine proves that in so far as man seeks to know himself and face his whole nature, he has… — Alfred Kinsey Copy Share Image
There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the government, and serve to keep… — George Washington Copy Share Image
When prayer, rituals and ascetic life are just a means of self-indulgence, they are harmful rather than beneficial. This is quite obvious… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
I must play my role, great or small - that is humility, without self-importance, without self-indulgence. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a life. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
“The veil of self-indulgence was rent from head to foot. I saw my life as a whole.” — Robert Louis Stevenson Copy Share Image
Remember that there is always a limit to self-indulgence, but none to self-restraint. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
As you from crimes would pardon'd be, Let your indulgence set me free. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare. — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
But sons are a different matter to a man. More a duty than an indulgence. — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
The gossip is like chocolate - a small indulgence in an otherwise serious diet. — Roxanne Roberts Copy Share Image
“It may be lazy to sit on the couch all day. But if you are reading a book while sitting on the… — Kristin Hansen Copy Share Image
“A writer should be able to open a window or two and prompt others to see the world and themselves in a… — Barista Uno Copy Share Image
Self-indulgence leads only to misery. Nothing great or even worthwhile is ever accomplished without struggle through adversity and self-sacrifice — Maryam Jameelah Copy Share Image
Undoubtedly we render our consciences callous by evil indulgences; but we cannot entirely subdue that still, small voice. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
There is no greater fault than sensual indulgence. There is no greater misfortune than malcontent. There is no greater calamity than greed. — Laozi Copy Share Image
If ever I am a mother I will zealously strive against this crime of over- indulgence. I can hardly give it a… — Anne Bronte Copy Share Image
I drink sherry and wine by myself because I like it and I get the sensuous feeling of indulgence...luxury, bliss, erotic-tinged. — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
“She was pure indulgence. Hot, liquid sin. That last piece of delectable chocolate cake you knew you should walk away from, but… — Jessica Lee Copy Share Image
While overeating would be seen by some as an indulgence of self, it is in fact a profound rejection of self. It… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
It is hard to bear with people who stand still along the way, lose heart, and seek their happiness in little pleasures… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
“Every evening my wife makes us martinis and we talk about our days as I cook dinner and our children ignore us.… — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
“And when all of the flourless chocolate cakes & chocolate mousse or ganache cakes have come and gone, there will still be… — Richard Sax Copy Share Image
The intention of this way of life [voluntary simplicity] is not to dogmatically live with less. It's a more demanding intention of… — Duane Elgin Copy Share Image
Atrocities are now shown in 30-second bites. Hardcore artistic horror is an expression of hating your neighbour. The gruesome imagination feeds on… — Calvin Seerveld Copy Share Image
Massages are my favorite. Sometimes just getting myself outside for a walk if I'm really busy can be an indulgence. I love… — Taylor Schilling Copy Share Image
I have seen some whose consciences, owing undoubtedly to former indulgence, had grown to be as irritable as spoilt children, and at… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I absolutely cannot see how one can later make up for having failed to go to a good school at the proper… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“as the power of the keys is not limited to this world, 5 an indulgence is more than a mere remission of… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
Many teachers of the Sixties generation said "We will steal your children", and they did. A significant part of America has converted… — Pat Buchanan Copy Share Image
“[A man] finds in himself a talent which with the help of some culture might make him a useful man in many… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
Life is tough and it's tough whether you're famous or not famous. And in the end it's probably better to be famous… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
The pleasures of sin exist. We cannot deny them. But we also dare not deny what follows in their wake: a voracious… — Edwin Louis Cole Copy Share Image
If you give up on trying to change larger structures and just go off on what some would say is a personal… — David Holmgren Copy Share Image
Without order or authority in the spirit of man the free way of life leads through weakness, disorganization, self-indulgence, and moral indifference… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
Rule of thumb: if you think something is clever and sophisticated beware-it is probably self-indulgence. — Donald A. Norman Copy Share Image
I didn't want to spent a lot of close time with someone who believed that fun is a bourgeois indulgence. — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
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