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“Let us consider what we call vicious luxury. No gratification, however sensual, can of itself be esteemed vicious. A gratification is only vicious when it engrosses all a man's expense, and leaves no ability for such acts of duty and generosity as are required by his situation and fortune. The same care and toil that raise a dish of peas at Christmas would give bread to a whole family during six months.”

Men Giving Whole Care Ability Situation Duty Months Six Raises Fortune Bread Luxury Sensual Generosity Expenses Dishes Toil Vicious Six Months Gratification Whole Family Peas

Book:Selected essays

Source: Selected essays

“The gods gave me a father who ruled over me and rid me of any trace of arrogance and showed me that one can live in a palace without bodyguards, extravagant attire, chandeliers, statues, and other luxuries. He taught me that it is possible to live instead pretty much in the manner of a private citizen without losing any of the dignity and authority a ruler must possess to discharge his imperial duties effectively.”

Father Taught Duty Citizens Authority Losing Dignity Luxury Arrogance Rulers Statues Palaces Extravagant Discharge Bodyguard Attire Chandeliers

Book:The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations

Source: The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations

“If all were perfect Christians, individuals would do their duty; the people would be obedient to the laws, the magistrates incorrupt, and there would be neither vanity nor luxury in such a state.”

People Ifs States Would Be Christian Law Individual Perfect Duty Luxury Vanity Obedient Magistrates

Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Holiness is not a luxury for the few; it is not just for some people. It is meant for you and for me and for all of us. It is a simple duty, because if we learn to love, we learn to be holy.”

People Ifs Simple Duty Holy Luxury Holiness

Book:No Greater Love, Commemorative Edition

Source: No Greater Love, Commemorative Edition

“The repose necessary to all beauty is repose, not of inanition, nor of luxury, nor of irresolution, but the repose of magnificent energy and being; in action, the calmness of trust and determination; in rest, the consciousness of duty accomplished and of victory won; and this repose and this felicity can take place as well in the midst of trial and tempest, as beside the waters of comfort.”

Wells Action Energy Water Consciousness Duty Victory Comfort Determination Trials Luxury Accomplished Midst Magnificent Calmness Repose Tempest Felicity

Book:Modern Painters

Source: Modern Painters

“The man whose bosom neither riches nor luxury nor grandeur can render happy may, with a book in his hand, forget all his torments under the friendly shade of every tree; and experience pleasures as infinite as they are varied, as pure as they are lasting, as lively as they are unfading, and as compatible with every public duty as they are contributory to private happiness.”

Men May Book Hands Reading Forget Pleasure Tree He Man Duty Pure Infinite Riches Luxury Friendly Lasting Shade Torment Bosoms Grandeur Lively Compatible

Author:Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann

“At present I feel like a caged animal, bound up by the luxury, comfort and respectability of my position. I can't get the training that I want without neglecting my duty.”

Want Feels I Can Animal Position Duty Comfort Training Bounds Luxury Neglect Respectability Caged Caged Animal

Book:The Diary of Beatrice Webb: Glitter Around and Darkness Within, 1873-1892

Source: The Diary of Beatrice Webb: Glitter Around and Darkness Within, 1873-1892

“It is man's duty to live in conformity with the divine will, and this means, firstly, bringing his life into line with 'nature's laws', and secondly, resigning himself completely and uncomplainingly to whatever fate may send him. Only by living thus, and not setting too high a value on things which can at any moment be taken away from him, can he discover that true, unshakeable peace and contentment to which ambition, luxury and above all avarice are among the greatest obstacles.”

Men May Mean Moments Law Values Lines Taken Fate Divine Duty Ambition Obstacles Setting Settings Luxury Contentment Conformity Avarice Greatest Obstacles Divine Will Resigning

Author:Seneca the Younger

“You have to be holy in your position as you are, and I have to be holy in the position that God has put me. So it is nothing extraordinary to be holy. Holiness is not the luxury of the few. Holiness is a simple duty for you and for me. We have been created for that.”

Has Beens Simple Position Duty Holy Extraordinary Luxury Holiness

Author:Mother Teresa

“You and I, we must carry on, Gemma. I cannot afford the luxury of love. I must marry well. And now I must look after you. It is my duty." "If you wish to suffer, you do so of your own free will, not on my behalf. Or Father's or Grandmama's or anyone's. You are a fine physician, Thomas. Why is that not enough?" "Because it isn't," he says with a rare candor. "Only this and the hope of nothing more? A quiet respectability with no true greatness or heroism in it, with only my reputation to recommend me. So you see, Gemma, you are not the only one who cannot rule her own life.”

Ifs Wells Looks Enough Suffering Father Wish Greatness Duty Fine Quiet Reputation Luxury Free Will Heroism Physicians Behalf Candor Respectability True Greatness

Author:Libba Bray