Abnegation Quote by Victor Hugo

“A saint addicted to abnegation is a dangerous neighbor; he is very likely to infect you with an incurable poverty, a stiffening of the…

— Victor Hugo

Then there are the addicts, the hunger addicts, the rage addicts, the poverty addicts , and power addicts, and the pure addicts who are…

— Jeet Thayil

“Another powerful dynamic perpetuates addiction despite the abundance of disastrous consequences: the addict sees no other possible existence for himself. His outlook on the…

— Gabor Maté

“There is even in the most selfish passion a large element of self-abnegation. It is startling to realize that we call extreme self-seeking is…

— Eric Hoffer

There is in even the most selfish passion a large element of self-abnegation. It is startling to realize that what we call extreme self-seeking…

— Eric Hoffer

“Dismissing addictions as “bad habits” or “self-destructive behaviour” comfortably hides their functionality in the life of the addict. It is impossible to understand addiction…

— Gabor Maté

People can glum onto all sorts of things. And some might use this in that way instead of taking personal responsibility for their lives.…

— Robert Moss

An addict is someone who uses their body to tell society that something is wrong.

— Stella Adler

The strongest human addiction is to cure oneself, with life as its subscription

— Alexander Fennis

“Addiction, at its worst, is akin to having Stockholm Syndrome. You're like a hostage who has developed an irrational affection for your captor. They…

— Anne Clendening

Addiction is a crazy disease. It's a progressive disease when it's not dealt with; it don't care who it takes, and it takes it…

— Marty Stuart

“Addictive personalities can latch on to anything: drugs, alcohol, sex, people…what if you become addicted to me?” “I am already addicted to you, Beatrice.…

— Sylvain Reynard