Appetites Quotes

144 Appetites quotes by 116 unique authors

As the king governs by his executive, so Reason in man must rule the mere appetites by means of the 'spirited element.' — C.S. Lewis
All the seven deadly sins are self destroying, morbid appetites, but in their early stages at least, lust and gluttony, averice and sloth know some… — Angus Wilson
But the distant hope of being one day useful or eminent ought not to mislead us too far from that study which is equally requisite… — Samuel Johnson
John Burroughs has stated that experimental study of animals in captivity is absolutely useless. Their character, their habits, their appetites undergo a complete transformation when… — Emma Goldman
All men who live only according to their five senses, and seek nothing beyond the gratification of their natural appetites for pleasure and reputation and… — Thomas Merton
The appetites of the body were private battles. — Elizabeth Strout
The soul seeks God with its whole being. Because it is desperate to be whole, the soul is God-smitten and God-crazy and God-obsessed. My mind… — John Ortberg
You know, we're the most undisciplined generation the world has ever knownhow many of you are disciplined? How many go to bed at the same… — Leonard Ravenhill
Let us fill a cup and drink to that most noble, ridiculous, laughable, sublime figure in our lives... The Young Man Who Was. Let us… — Herman Wouk
Happiness or satisfaction consists only in the enjoyment of those objects which are by nature suited to our several particular appetites, passions, and affections. — Joseph Butler
It is also an absolute mistake to believe that the State can be anything other than a civitas diaboli if it does not resurrect itself… — Julius Evola
The main effect of a real revolution is perhaps that it sweeps away those who do not know how to wish, and brings to the… — Eric Hoffer
This appetite to choose death by pleasure if it is available to choose - this appetite of your people unable to choose appetites, this is… — David Foster Wallace
We all have hometown appetites, — Clementine Paddleford
My point is that when you look at a rabbit and can see only a pest, or vermin, or a meal, or a commodity, or… — Matthew Scully
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

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