Quotes about Extravagance
By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.
— Esther 1:8
Nature is mythical and mystical always, and works with the license and extravagance of genius. She has her luxurious and florid style as well as art.
— Henry David Thoreau
It beareth the name of Vanity Fair, because the town where 'tis kept is lighter than vanity.
— John Bunyan
I've seen spring come to the orchard every year as far back as I can remember and I've never grown tired of it. Oh, the wonder of it! The outrageous beauty! God didn't have to give us cherry blossoms you know. He didn't have to make apple trees and peach trees burst into flower and fragrance. But God just loves to splurge. He gives us all this magnificence and then, if that isn't enough, He provides fruit from such extravagance.
— Lynn Austin
All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”
— Revelation 18:3
When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste?
— Matthew 26:8
And now, I am dying beyond my means.
— Oscar Wilde
30 gold bowls, 410 matching silver bowls, and 1,000 other articles.
— Ezra 1:10
and their mirrors, linen garments, tiaras, and shawls.
— Isaiah 3:23
Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.
— Esther 1:6
A lot of things we don't have to have, but they're enjoyable.
— Joseph Prince
Nature is mythical and mystical always, and works with the license and extravagance of genius.
— Henry David Thoreau