Gluttony Quotes
85 quotes by 81 authors
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Modern Christians, especially those in the Western world, have generally been found wanting in the area of holiness of body. Gluttony and laziness, for example,…
— Jerry Bridges
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I think it's important to encourage gluttony in all its formats.
— Lydia Lunch
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Our fear of hypocrisy is forcing us to live in a world where gluttons are fine, so long as they champion gluttony.
— Jonah Goldberg
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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
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What I like about gluttony, a bishop I knew used to say, is that it doesnt hurt anyone else.
— Monica Furlong
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I've noticed the people most uptight about smokers and drinkers don't really have a problem with gluttony and gossip.
— Tim Hawkins
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MOST of the ugliness in the human narrative comes from a distorted quest to possess beauty. COVETING begins with appreciating blessings: MURDER begins with a…
— Shane Claiborne
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Gluttony should be destroyed by self-control; unchastity by desire for God and longing for the blessings held in store; avarice by compassion for the poor;…
— John of Damascus
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Adam became so proud that he wished to become God and died for his pride; the Son of God humbled Himself unto death, and gave…
— John of Kronstadt
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A mind does not receive truth as a chest receives jewels that are put into it, but as the stomach takes up food into the…
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Gluttony is a great fault; but we do not necessarily dislike a glutton. We only dislike the glutton when he becomes a gourmet-that is, we…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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As for the house, it is scrubbed to the tiniest mousehole before Passover, to avoid such dangers as even a forgotten cake crumb might cause.…
— M.F.K. Fisher
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Feast, n. A festival. A religious celebration usually signalized by gluttony and drunkenness, frequently in honor of some holy person distinguished for abstemiousness.
— Ambrose Bierce
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The miser and the glutton are two facetious buzzards: one hides his store, and the other stores his hide.
— Josh Billings
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I'm famous for splurging at fast-food places. I'm currently obsessed with Taco Bell's bean and cheese burritos with extra green sauce and extra cheese. Gluttony!
— Fergie
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As to the Seven Deadly Sins, I deplore Pride, Wrath, Lust, Envy and Greed. Gluttony and Sloth I pretty much plan my day around.
— Robert Breault
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My whole comic persona is that of a guy who explores the id: I romanticize gluttony, I romanticize laziness, and people identify with that.
— Jim Gaffigan
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Lust, Pride, Sloth, and Gluttony, or, as we call them these days, "getting in touch with your sexuality," "raising your self-esteem," "relaxation therapy," and "being…
— P.J. O'Rourke
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Feel what it's like to truly starve, and I guarantee that you'll forever think twice before wasting food.
— Criss Jami
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I always listen to music, my passion and vice is music, I will be denied access to heaven because of the number of CDs I…
— Anthony Minghella
Who Wrote These Gluttony Quotes
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