Indulgence Quotes

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DURING the first years of my service in Dr. Flint's family, I was accustomed to share some indulgences with the children of my mistress — Harriet Ann Jacobs
It is plain to me that our prelates in granting indulgences do commonly blaspheme the wisdom of God. — John Wycliffe
We must live for the few who know and appreciate us, who judge and absolve us, and for whom we have the same affection and… — Sarah Bernhardt
The effect of the indulgence of human affection is a certain cordial exhilaration. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
It will not do, my friend, to grant an easy indulgence to natural appetite and desire, for they ever seek to be our masters. — Timothy Shay Arthur
He was no martyr. He was no hero But in the last two years, selfishness gave way to selflessness, lies gave way to truth and… — Lex Lasry
If you find yourself loving any pleasure more than your prayers, any book better than the Bible, any house better than the house of the… — Thomas Guthrie
The pleasures of sin exist. We cannot deny them. But we also dare not deny what follows in their wake: a voracious appetite, inflamed with… — Edwin Louis Cole
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
The profession of a prostitute is the only career in which the maximum income is paid to the newest apprentice. It is the one calling… — William Booth
Satan represents indulgence, instead of abstinence! Satan represents vital existence, instead of spiritual pipe dreams! Satan represents undefiled wisdom, instead of hypocritical self-deceit! Satan represents… — Anton Szandor LaVey
Indulgence in animal killing for the taste of the tongue is the grossest kind of ignorance — A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
You don't change the world by hiding in the woods, wearing a hair shirt, or buying indulgences in the form of 'Save the Earth' bumper… — Alex Steffen
Self-indulgence leads only to misery. Nothing great or even worthwhile is ever accomplished without struggle through adversity and self-sacrifice — Maryam Jameelah
The True Person avoids extremes, self-indulgence, and extravagance. — Laozi
If it were (Is it not) outrageous that society should treat with such rigid precision those of its members who were most poorly endowed in… — Victor Hugo
The greatest crimes do not arise from a want of feeling for others but from an over-sensibilit y for ourselves and an over-indulgence to our… — Edmund Burke
Of the two great political parties which have divided the opinions and feelings of our country, the candid and the just will now admit that… — John Quincy Adams
When we make decisions, about eating or anything else, with an attitude of kindness and acceptance toward ourselves, with awareness of what is involved in… — Cheri Huber
All the Saints of God are there to protect me, to sustain me and to carry me. And your prayers, my dear friends, your indulgence,… — Pope Benedict XVI

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