Indulgence Quotes

221 quotes by 194 authors

Death is not more certainly a separation of our souls from our bodies than the Christian life is a separation of our souls from worldly… — William Law
Like the 'little emperors' of one-child China, too many Boomers were taught early that the world was made (or saved) for their comfort and enjoyment.… — Eric Liu
The best way to win against the intolerable is to tolerate them, for this they have seldom dealt with. Your indulgence may soften their malice… — Bryant H. McGill
Henry James's later works would have been better had he resisted that curious sort of self-indulgence, dictating to a secretary. The roaming garrulousness of ordinary… — Joyce Carol Oates
Artistic self-indulgence is the mark of an amateur. The temptation to make scenes, to appear late, to call in sick, not to meet deadlines, not… — Harold Prince
Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your… — Ayn Rand
Usually, autobiography is such an indulgence of the ego. — Tom Robbins
Wishful thinking is not idealism. It is self-indulgence at best and self-exaltation at worst. In either case, it is usually at the expense of others.… — Thomas Sowell
Without a moral framework, there is nothing left but immediate self-indulgence by some and the path of least resistance by others. Neither can sustain a… — Thomas Sowell
One of my personal indulgences is getting a weekly massage - it helps to re-align my body. I usually feel so much less tense after… — Noureen DeWulf
L'Oreal's slogan 'because you're worth it' has come to epitomise banal narcissism of early 21st century capitalism; easy indulgence and effortless self-love all available at… — Geoff Mulgan
The policy of the emperors and the senate, as far as it concerned religion, was happily seconded by the reflections of the enlightened, and by… — Edward Gibbon
In our age, self-indulgence and self-destruction, rather than self-sacrifice, are the foundations for new heroic myths. — Dean Koontz
Anything that feels good couldn't possibly be bad. — Angelina Jolie
The unhappy person resents it when you try to cheer him up, because that means he has to stop dwelling on himself and start paying… — Tom Robbins
Pure good soon grows insipid, wants variety and spirit. Pain is a bittersweet, which never surfeits. Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or… — William Hazlitt
The aim of education is to develop resources in the child that will contribute to his well-being as long as life endures; to develop power… — David O. McKay
restraint equals indulgence — Barbara Kingsolver
So you know how things stand. Now forget what they think of you. Be satisfied if you can live the rest of your life, however… — Marcus Aurelius
Sexual appetite, like any other appetite, grows by indulgence — C.S. Lewis

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