Indulgence Quotes

221 quotes by 194 authors

Sometimes itâ€™s a sort of indulgence to think the worst of ourselves. We say, â€˜Now I have reached the bottom of the pit, now I… — Daphne du Maurier
It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed… — George Washington
Nothing is more dreadful than a cold, unimpassioned indulgence. And love infallibly becomes cold and unimpassioned when it is too lightly made. — Aldous Huxley
Rule of thumb: if you think something is clever and sophisticated beware-it is probably self-indulgence. — Donald A. Norman
But the young educated adults of the 90s -- who were, of course, the children of the same impassioned infidelities and divorces Mr. Updike wrote… — David Foster Wallace
The conviction that the world and man is something that had better not have been, is of a kind to fill us with indulgence towards… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Clockwork could not run counter to its nature. The seconds, minutes, and hours moved only forward. Patient, precise, and unstoppable. Memory was an indulgence, an… — Matthew J. Kirby
As you from crimes would pardon'd be, Let your indulgence set me free. — William Shakespeare
Virtue - even attempted virtue - brings light; indulgence brings fog. — C.S. Lewis
Indulgence is emptiness. I have proved the limits of food and frivolity. There is no real fulfillment in meaningless rushes of pleasure. You try to… — Brandon Mull
To be shown love is to feel ourselves the object of concern: our presence is noted, our name is registered, our views are listened to,… — Alain de Botton
Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence. — Tom Robbins
Planning complex, beautiful meals and investing one's heart and time in their preparation is the opposite of self-indulgence. Kitchen-based family gatherings are process-oriented, cooperative, and… — Barbara Kingsolver
Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare. — Audre Lorde
Jimmy had been full of himself back then, thinks Snowman with indulgence and a little envy. Heâ€™d been unhappy too, of course. It went without… — Margaret Atwood
I didn't want to spent a lot of close time with someone who believed that fun is a bourgeois indulgence. — Howard Zinn
But sons are a different matter to a man. More a duty than an indulgence. — Libba Bray
It was an indulgence, learning last words. Other people had chocolate; I had dying declarations. — John Green
After all, what more does a true genius want? The mind itself is the palace where all the real treasures, the works of art, the… — Alex Scarrow
Roland had taught him that self-deception was nothing but pride in disguise, an indulgence to be denied. — Stephen King

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