Quote#Self
Self-indulgence takes many forms; and we should bear in mind that…
Quote byArthur Helps · 1813–1875
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Companions of My Solitude (1851), pp. 27–28..
English (original)
Self-indulgence takes many forms; and we should bear in mind that there may be a sullen sensuality as well as a gay one.
— Arthur Helps
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