Temptation Quotes
Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.Temptation
Adams, Joey
Temptations, unlike opportunities, will always give you many second chances.
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Battista, Orlando A.
He who is not tempted, what does he know? And he who is not tried, what are the things he knows? [Ecclesiasticus]
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Bible
Sacred Scriptures of Christians and Judaism
How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Thy Word. Thy Word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against Thee. [Psalms 119:9-11]
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Bible
Sacred Scriptures of Christians and Judaism
The force of the blow depends on the resistance. It is sometimes better not to struggle against temptation. Either fly or yield at once.
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Bradley, Francis H.
1846-1924 British Philosopher
Can a moment of madness make up for an age of consent?
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Bunting, Basil
1900-1985 British Poet
Temptations, when we first meet them, are like a lion that roared at Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them.
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Bunyan, John
1628-1688 British Author
No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.
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Colette, Sidonie Gabrielle
1873-1954 French Author
We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo
1803-1882 American Poet Essayist
Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory.
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Faber, Frederick W.
1814-1863 British Priest Hymn Writer
We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine.
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Galeano, Eduardo
Why resist temptation? There will always be more.
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Herold, Don
You oughtn t to yield to temptation. Well, somebody must, or the thing becomes absurd.
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Hope, Anthony
1863-1933 British Writer
We love to overlook the boundaries which we do not wish to pass.
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Johnson, Samuel
1709-1784 British Author
We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.
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Kempis, Thomas
1379-1471 German Monk Mystic Religious Writer
The most successful tempters and thus the most dangerous are the deluded deluders.
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Lichtenberg, Georg C.
1742-1799 German Physicist Satirist
Man is so muddled, so dependent on the things immediately before his eyes, that every day even the most submissive believer can be seen to risk the torments of the afterlife for the smallest pleasure.
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Maistre, Joseph De
1753-1821 French Diplomat Philosopher
Temptation is a woman s weapon and man s excuse.
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Mencken, H. L.
1880-1956 American Editor Author Critic Humorist
Taste this, and be henceforth among the Gods thyself a Goddess.
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Milton, John
1608-1674 British Poet
Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought.
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Oliphant, Margaret
1828-1897 British Novelist Historian
Remove the temptation of idleness and cupids bow is useless.
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Ovid
BC 43-18 AD Roman Poet
Most dangerous is that temptation that doth good us on to sin to loving virtue.
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Shakespeare, William
1564-1616 British Poet Playwright Actor
O mischief, thou art swift to enter in the thoughts of desperate men!
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Shakespeare, William
1564-1616 British Poet Playwright Actor
It is easier to stay out than get out.
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Twain, Mark
1835-1910 American Humorist Writer
I generally avoid temptation unless I can t resist it.
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West, Mae
1892-1980 American Actress
I can resist everything except temptation.
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Wilde, Oscar
1856-1900 British Author Wit
Do you really think, Arthur, that it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations that it requires strength, strength and courage, to yield to.
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Wilde, Oscar
1856-1900 British Author Wit
Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.
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Wilde, Oscar
1856-1900 British Author Wit