Quotes about Indulgence
and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.
— Ecclesiastes 2:8
You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil,
— Ezekiel 23:41
You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
— Amos 6:4
Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
— Luke 12:19
But in order not to burden you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.
— Acts 24:4
Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.
— Ephesians 4:19
Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
— Colossians 2:23
You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.
— James 5:5
In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
— Jude 1:7
The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”
— Revelation 17:2
Most people think of Las Vegas, and they think of extravagance. But it's really a mix between fantasy and laziness.
— Gia Coppola
Variety, multiplicity are the two most powerful vehicles of lust.
— Marquis de Sade