So long as nuclear weapons continue to exist, so will the temptation to threaten others with overwhelming military force. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
“The guy was a piece of sin. If he were the devil holding a contract, this would be the moment I might… — J.C. Reed Copy Share Image
Unwillingness to accept God's 'way of escape' from temptation frightens me - what a rebel yet resides within. — Jim Elliot Copy Share Image
If you take temptations into account, who is to say that he is better than his neighbor? — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
As for writing about temptation, there's no drama without temptation, and no novel without drama. — Tom Perrotta Copy Share Image
“...there's one thing you'll never be delivered from. It's a ten-letter word called temptation!” — Ty Adams Copy Share Image
When you fly from temptation, don't leave a forwarding address. Where there's smoke there's fire. — Plautus Copy Share Image
“I could never resist the temptation of having a look at something that doesn't exist.” — Andrzej Sapkowski Copy Share Image
Men should do their actual living and working in communities small enough to permit of genuine self-government and the assumption of personal… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
This coarse and insulting way of regarding woman, as though they existed merely to be the safety-valves of men's passions, and that… — Annie Besant Copy Share Image
“But if you happen to be a man, sometime in the future, and you've made it this far, please remember: you will… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
Give the composer time to experiment, time to try out ideas. Also, the time to fail. When the composer has very little… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
The body doesn't accept the lack of food, and it suffers from the temptation of food and from other aspects which gnaw… — Bobby Sands Copy Share Image
C. S. Lewis observed that almost all crimes of Christian history have come about when religion is confused with politics. Politics, which… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
Your personal values are not just what you espouse. It is how you behave and react in the face of temptation, under… — Prakah Iyer Copy Share Image
Those who are faithful to God are protected and prospered. That comes as the result of serving God and keeping His commandments.… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
The worst possible thing for any of us - no matter what our temptations, no matter what our mortal inclinations may be… — Lance B. Wickman Copy Share Image
“I am. . . .power. . I am. . . .joy . . . . .peace. . . . . I am.… — Suenammi Richards Copy Share Image
If... God highly exalted Christ because He humbled Himself, suffered dishonour, was tempted and endured a shameful cross and death for our… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
Liberals want to set up social welfare committees to help whites and West Indians love each other in Birmingham. But all such… — Lewis Nkosi Copy Share Image
No doubt hard work is a great police agent. If everybody were worked from morning till night, and then carefully locked up,… — Arthur Helps Copy Share Image
Like Jesus, we can decide, daily or instantly, to give no heed to temptation (see D&C 20:22). We can respond to irritation… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Jesus has many lovers of His kingdom of heaven, but he has few bearers of His Cross. Many desire His consolation, but… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
“Violence always came too easy to you, that's the problem. It always felt too good. Remember the first time you trod on… — Stephen Kelman Copy Share Image
Ignorance of true pleasure more frequently than temptation to that which is false, leads to vice. — Ann Radcliffe Copy Share Image
My parents taught me to react quickly when temptation comes and to say 'No!' instantly and emphatically. I recommend that same counsel… — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
Remove all the junk from one's house. Then one doesn't have to deal with the temptation. If you get hungry enough, you… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
God delights in our temptations and yet hates them. He delights in them when they drive us to prayer; he hates them… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
One of the ways [racism] pops up is when they turn a comic into a live-action movie and there's this temptation to… — Gene Luen Yang Copy Share Image
A beautiful woman, if poor, should use double circumspection; for her beauty will tempt others, her poverty herself. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
The temptation to vivify the tale and make it walk abroad on its own legs is hard to deny. — Gelett Burgess Copy Share Image
We should have a strong president. Strong enough to resist the temptation of taking power that a president shouldn't have. — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
He had angered Providence by resisting too many temptations. There was nothing left but heaven, where he would meet only those who,… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
Evil in the Third Reich had lost the quality by which most people recognize it-the quality of temptation. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The way he looked me up and down made a part of me burn with desire. Fire and electricity. Flames and sparks.… — Angela Richardson Copy Share Image
Like the apple of Thine eye preserve me, O Lord God; defend me and beneath Thy wings shelter me from temptations. — Ephrem the Syrian Copy Share Image
I never give in to the temptation to be difficult just for the sake of being difficult. That would be too ridiculous. — Jacques Derrida Copy Share Image
When you have to rehearse with some gorgeous lady and have to kiss her, there has to be temptation. — Bernard Cribbins Copy Share Image
Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
I love the soul that dares tread the temptations of his years beneath his youthful feet. — Isaac Watts Copy Share Image
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