Luxuries Quotes

122 quotes by 108 authors

Our generation in the west was lucky: we had readymade gateways. We had books, paper, teachers, schools and libraries. But many in the world lack… — Margaret Atwood
Ah, how many luxuries has the good God prepared for his Jewish children. — Sholom Aleichem
I grew up with the sea, and poverty for me was sumptuous; then I lost the sea and found all luxuries gray and poverty unbearable. — Albert Camus
Men aren't necessities. They're luxuries. — Cher
If we want to give poor people soap we must set out deliberately to give them luxuries. If we will not make them rich enough… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
I make a distinction between Buddhism with a Capital 'B' and buddhism with a small 'b'. Sri Lanka has the former, in which the state… — Sulak Sivaraksa
Among the numerous luxuries of the table...coffee may be considered as one of the most valuable. It excites cheerfulness without intoxication; and the pleasing flow… — Benjamin Franklin
Our American values are not luxuries but necessities, not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself. Our common vision of a free and… — Jimmy Carter
We live in a time of transition, an uneasy era which is likely to endure for the rest of this century. During the period we… — Jimmy Carter
among the values of classical learning I estimate the Luxury of reading the Greek & Roman authors in all the beauties of their originals ...… — Thomas Jefferson
It has been well said that tea is suggestive of a thousand wants, from which spring the decencies and luxuries of civilization. — Agnes Repplier
The things that are essential are acquired with little bother; it is the luxuries that call for toil and effort. — Seneca the Younger
Give me the luxuries and I can dispense with the necessities. — Oscar Wilde
The beginning of civilisation is the discovery of some useful arts, by which men acquire property, comforts, or luxuries. The necessity or desire of preserving… — Humphry Davy
Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable but positive hindrances to our progress. Our life… — Henry David Thoreau
Sufficient sleep, exercise, healthy food, friendship, and peace of mind are necessities, not luxuries. — Mark Halperin
The biggest difference for me is momentum. On a smaller film you get to shoot sometimes four or five scenes a day and you've got… — Joel Edgerton
It puts things into perspective when we realize that people can live without the luxuries we grow accustomed to having. — Frankie Rayder
Love is a vessel that contains both security and adventure, and commitment offers one of the great luxuries of life: time. Marriage is not the… — Esther Perel
School libraries are the foundations of our culture â€“ not luxuries. — Laurie Halse Anderson

Who Wrote These Luxuries Quotes

108 authors contributed a total of 122 Luxuries Quotes, led by these top contributors: