Hedonism

Regarding certain destructive things, abstinence is so much easier than moderation! Meanwhile, you will see those about you who are surfing life's pleasures indulgently. They will eventually crash against the reefs of reality. ("'Brim with Joy,'" p. 4.)

Humdrum hedonism camouflages much critical data. By diminishing our capacity to feel, it also diminishes our capacity to serve others. (Sermons Not Spoken, p. 62.)

Of all today's malevolent "isms," hedonism takes the greatest toll. It is naive to say that hedonists merely march to the beat of a different drummer. So did the Gadarene swine! (Ensign, May 1995, p. 67.)


(Cory H. Maxwell, ed., The Neal A. Maxwell Quote Book [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1997], 154.)