Self-indulgence Quotes - page 2

It is not easy to remain motivated in the face of widespread apathy and self-indulgence. (Joni Madraiwiwi)
Self-indulgence takes many forms; and we should bear in mind that there may be a sullen sensuality as well as a gay one. View quote
Arthur Helps
Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence. View quote
Tom Robbins
Wishful thinking is not idealism. It is self-indulgence at best and self-exaltation at worst. In either case, it is usually at the expense of others. In other words, it is the opposite of idealism. View quote
Thomas Sowell
Without a moral framework, there is nothing left but immediate self-indulgence by some and the path of least resistance by others. Neither can sustain a free society. View quote
Thomas Sowell
To love the carnal self means to love the body-mind. I cannot abuse my body with alcohol, stress, and self-indulgence and still claim to love my self. View quote
Sam Keen
There is a therapy of self-indulgence and adjustment which is little more than another weapon in the arsenal of social conformity, and there is a therapy which "makes the unconscious conscious, enlarges the scope of awareness.” There is a socialization which turns curious children into adult automatons in a social environment of repressive uniformity, and there is a socialization which turns selfish, impulsive children into self-aware and deliberate participants in a larger community. View quote
Benjamin Barber
In my present insistence on high standards you will see that there is less self-indulgence than resolve and application. I do not let the Christian monopolize the ideal of perfection. I have my own virtue, which I am constantly cultivating and refining by teaching myself not to tolerate in me or my surroundings anything but the exquisite. View quote
André Gide