Appetites Quotes

144 Appetites quotes by 116 unique authors

When once the woman has tempted us, and we have tasted the forbidden fruit, there is no such thing as checking our appetites, whatever the… — George Washington
We are the living graves of murdered beasts, slaughtered to satisfy our appetites. How can we hope in this world to attain the peace we… — George Bernard Shaw
Greed, envy, sloth, pride and gluttony: these are not vices anymore. No, these are marketing tools. Lust is our way of life. Envy is just… — Jon Foreman
We were given appetites, not to consume the world and forget it, but to taste its goodness and hunger to make it great. — Robert Farrar Capon
Every man hath a general desire of his own happiness; and likewise a variety of particular affections, passions, and appetites to particular external objects. — Joseph Butler
Yours is a race whose imagination is limited to its own small appetites. Greed, lust, envy - these are the motivating forces of humankind. What… — David Gemmell
In late modernity we grow more and more accustomed to politicians and public figures who are indebted to their appetites for their "values," to their… — Kenny Smith
No man, however enslaved to his appetites, or hurried by his passions, can, while he preserves his intellects unimpaired, please himself with promoting the corruption… — Samuel Johnson
The resources of nature, like those of spirit, are running out, and all that a conscientious man can aspire to be is a literal conservative,… — Russell Kirk
Let us eat, drink and satisfy our coarse appetites, but let us keep our souls sacred and apart. — Emile Zola
Fasting deals with the two great barriers to the Holy Spirit that are erected by man's carnal nature. These are the stubborn self-will of the… — Derek Prince
A strong human spirit with control over appetites of the flesh is master over emotions and passions and not a slave to them. That kind… — Russell M. Nelson
A man's reaction to his appetites and impulses when they are roused gives the measure of that man's character. In these reactions are revealed the… — David O. McKay
To set the mind above the appetites is the end of abstinence, which if not a virtue, is the groundwork of a virtue. — Samuel Johnson
When a man is willing to set aside the legitimate appetites of the body to concentrate on the work of praying, he is demonstrating that… — Arthur Wallis
Gene Wolfe has produced a work of art that can satisfy adult appetites and in which even the most fantastical elements register as poetry rather… — Thomas M. Disch
Of course I have used dissonance in my time, but there has been too much dissonance. Bach used dissonance as good salt for his music.… — Sergei Prokofiev
For those who do not make the transition to a matured, more spiritual self-will reason will indeed be no more than rationalization. Here is a… — Kenny Smith
Misfortune occurs or can occur to anyone, of any sort of character. The eudaimonic has more resources to avoid it (being in autonomous control of… — Kenny Smith
Most humans know their own "reason" only in the sense that Hume defined it, as "a slave to the passions"-and by "passions" he meant not… — Kenny Smith

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