Great and unexpected successes
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance. Demosthenes
Extravagance
My parents survived the
My parents survived the Great Depression and brought me up to live within my means, save some for tomorrow, share and don’t be greedy, work hard for the necessities in life knowing that money does not make you better or more important than anyone else. So, extravagance has been bred out of my DNA. David … Read more
The current fashion in
The current fashion in belligerent atheism usually involves flinging condemnation around with a kind of gallant extravagance, more or less in the direction of all faiths at once, with little interest in precise aim. David Bentley Hart
A disordered currency is
A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils. It undermines the virtues necessary for the support of the social system, and encourages propensities destructive to its happiness. It wars against industry, frugality, and economy, and it fosters the evil spirits of extravagance and speculation. Daniel Webster
in dreams it is
in dreams it is often the case that the greatest extravagances seem bereft of their power to astonish and the most improbable chimeras seem commonplace. Cormac McCarthy
I hate the idea
I hate the idea of natural. For example, I prefer gardens to wild nature. I like to see the human touch. High heels are a complete invention – an extravagance. They’re far from natural, but it’s the impracticality that I adore. I prefer the useless to the useful, the sophisticated to the natural. Christian Louboutin
The most extravagant thing
The most extravagant thing I’ve ever bought is 95 tops all the same. Chris Martin
When all moves equally
When all moves equally (says Pascal), nothing seems to move as in a vessel under sail; and when all run by common consent into vice, none appear to do so. He that stops first, views as from a fixed point the horrible extravagance that transports the rest. Charles Caleb Colton
Avarice has ruined more
Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance. Charles Caleb Colton
Fashion’s about extravagance, and
Fashion’s about extravagance, and everyone needs a bit of that. Carine Roitfeld