Sentence examples for habitual indulgence from inspiring English sources
In her General Remarks on Cakes, Acton states that "more illness is caused by habitual indulgence in the richer and heavier kinds of cakes than would easily be credited by persons who have given no attention to the subject".
If you find it hard to muster enthusiasm for this most British of baked goods, consider Eliza Acton's tart observation that "more illness is caused by habitual indulgence in rich and heavier kind of cakes than can easily be credited by persons who have given no attention to the subject".
I am surprised, however, to find that someone who claims to respect culture and discipline chooses to mock Reginald Maudling as a "Hegel enthusiast", as if habitual Hegel-reading were a wretched self-indulgence rather than an arduous long-term cultural investment.
Of course, the study looks at a lifetime of habitual couch potato time -- hardly the same as one day's indulgence.
Indulgences, which caused such controversy at the beginning of the Reformation, represent neither instant forgiveness to the unrepentant nor licenses of sin to the habitual sinner.
Not the habitual shopper.
(The prices encourage indulgence).
Her favorite noncaloric indulgence?
