Indulgence Quotes

I'm trying not to delve into my world of abstraction and self-indulgence. But I haven't. When I sit down and I try not to [be abstract], it comes out really forced and awkward.

Indulgence, twin sister of guilt.

All holy piety in public, and all peeled grapes and self-indulgence in private.

Indulgences should never be hesitant.

Usually, autobiography is such an indulgence of the ego.

There are a ton of foods that are great for you, that's like an indulgence.

Thought is the work of the intellect, reverie is its self-indulgence. To substitute day-dreaming for thought is to confuse a poison with a source of nourishment.

A woman will always sacrifice herself if you give her the opportunity. It is her favourite form of self indulgence.

There is a mixture of evil in everything we do; indulgence encourages us to encroach, while we Crabbe exercise the rights of children, we become childish.

It feeds and grows on the blood which it sheds. The passions , from which it springs, gain strength and fury from indulgence.

Not every oak has to be gnarled, every detective hard-bitten. The adjective that exists solely as a decoration is a self-indulgence for the writer and an obstacle for the reader.

The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept.

The world we suggest is a new wild west. A sensuous evil world. Strange and haunting, the path of the sun…

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful!

Indulgence comes in all varieties: a mouthful of gourmet chocolate, a hot stone massage, a week in Paris or 20 uninterrupted minutes to getlost in a book.

Common man's patience will bring him more happiness than common man's power.

There is no pleasure that I haven't made myself sick on.

There have been times I've felt so much art in my soul I grew sick of artists.

Sharpen and trust your judgement: learn when spending is a shrewd investment and when it is merely an indulgence

The scent of rain on a sultry spring evening is always an indulgence.

Living in a world where people measure their happiness by self-indulgence and decadence, Is like watching a whole society being pushed into the abyss of perpetual decay and aberrations.

A writer should be able to open a window or two for others to see the world and themselves in a new light. Anything less is just self–indulgence and intellectual masturbation.

Grief lets you indulge in it, so that it can feed itself.

It is dull, Son of Adam, to drink without eating, " said the Queen presently. "What would you like best to eat?""Turkish Delight, please, your Majesty, " said Edmund.

Isolation might be more hazardous than splendor.

Two times twice now, I have been called arrogant, by the decadent.I'd rather be overly self confident, rather than overly self indulgent.

Her brain said, he’s like a brother to you. Her body rejected that notion absolutely. Her heart was confused as hell.

The day had come when he needed Cassy, and Cassy alone. No one, and nothing else, would satisfy him.

Your addiction to thinking will come back to haunt you.

The good thing about having our buttons pushed is that we can no longer ignore the sensitive areas where we need to heal.

Pandering candidates often promise that they can make the pain go away.

To use good things to our own ends is always a false religion

Guilt is an indulgence, it entangles you in the past.

Self-denial in the pursuit of purpose generates true pleasure while self-indulgence in the pursuit of pleasure generates true misery.

All life is a jest, Imhotep - and it is death who laughs last. Do you not hear it at every feast? Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow you die.

In the heir's world, where everything was available, the unattainable had a wild allure.

The weak thrive on indulgence.

First sons and daughters seduced to play and party 'til it was too late to realize they were being lead to the slaughter. They discounted the law of moderation.