Indulgences Quotes
25 quotes by 22 authors
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A Christian anarchist has no business belonging to such a reactionary organization [the Catholic Church]. I do not believe in original sin, indulgences, the infallibility…
— Ammon Hennacy
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Man's home is nature; his purposes and aims are dependent for execution upon natural conditions. Separated from such conditions they become empty dreams and idle…
— John Dewey
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Christians are to be taught that the pope would and should wish to give of his own money, even though he had to sell the…
— Martin Luther
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In medieval times, the Church used to sell 'indulgences' for money. This amounted to paying for some number of days' remission from purgatory, and the…
— Richard Dawkins
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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
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It is plain to me that our prelates in granting indulgences do commonly blaspheme the wisdom of God.
— John Wycliffe
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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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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
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We notice that the mind is a restless bird; the more it gets the more it wants, and still remains unsatisfied. The more we indulge…
— Mahatma Gandhi
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The genius of the economic machine is in its ability to convert these indulgences into profitability. It converts desire into attention, a grip on our…
— Todd Gitlin
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I love antique architecture, so if I have any indulgences, I have owned and renovated and reconstructed a lot of old houses.
— Daryl Hall
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Indulgences, not fulfillment, is what the world Permits us.
— Christopher Fry
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Television moves fast, and you don't have the indulgences you have when you're shooting movies of so many takes because there are tight deadlines.
— Dev Patel
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Fur is my default, my indulgence. All human beings and myself have a lot of defaults. Many indulgences.
— Catherine Malandrino
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I'm a sensualist. My two main indulgences are dark chocolate and massages.
— Carla Gugino
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For me that's one of the great indulgences in life - a hand-tailored suit, and a great pair of handmade shoes.
— Hugh Jackman
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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
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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
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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
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When I started earning money from screen-writing, for a long time my only indulgences were books.
— John Logan
Who Wrote These Indulgences Quotes
22 authors contributed a total of 25 Indulgences Quotes as follows: