Gluttony Sin Quotes

#1. A deadly sin that brings no evil material sequel to the satisfaction afforded by committing it is one thing. A deadly sin that gives you the stomach-ache is quite another.

Rafael Sabatini

#2. Supposed to be commissioned by the Church, the pardoners would sell absolution for any sin from gluttony to homicide, cancel any vow of chastity or fasting, remit any penance for money, most of which they pocketed.

Barbara W. Tuchman

#3. Curiosity is gluttony. To see is to devour.

Victor Hugo

#4. The chief sources of sin are seven: Pride, Covetousness, Lust, Anger, Gluttony, Envy, and Sloth; and they are commonly called capital sins.

Plenary Councils Of Baltimore

#5. Enjoy thy stream, O harmless fish; And when an angler for his dish, Through gluttony's vile sin, Attempts, the wretch, to pull thee out, God give thee strength, O gentle trout, To pull the rascal in!

John Wolcot

#6. Had we been as free from all sins as we were from gluttony and drunkenness we might have been canonized for saints ...

John Smith

#7. Never rise from the table without having given due thanks to the Lord. If we act in this way, we need have no fear of the wretched sin of gluttony.

Pio Of Pietrelcina

#8. I have a head for business and a body for sin. Unfortunately, the sin appears to be gluttony.

Jenny Colgan

#9. I spent the next couple of hours either walking around with a gelato in my hand or on my knees in church asking to be forgiven for the sin of gluttony.

Mark Leslie