There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
When fleeing the scene of temptation, do not leave a forwarding address. — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image
wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to temptation! — Eric Jerome Dickey Copy Share Image
Most dangerous is that temptation that doth goad us on to sin in loving virtue. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
A vacant mind invites dangerous inmates, as a deserted mansion tempts wandering outcasts to enter and take up their abode in its… — George Stillman Hillard Copy Share Image
By the time you're 18, 19, you know yourself, and you shouldn't go against your gut feeling, which is a temptation in… — Kimberley Nixon Copy Share Image
He who tempts, though in vain, at last asperses The tempted with dishonor foul, supposed Not incorruptible of faith, not proof Against… — John Milton Copy Share Image
You need to gain the confidence that you're doing enough on film. You must resist the temptation to do too much. — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
I always say God doesn't need me, but I need Him in my life to survive in this world and over temptation.… — Albert Pujols Copy Share Image
About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you're fighting temptation. — Tom Wilson Copy Share Image
In life there are many temptations . The real question is if you follow the temptation is what you gain worth more… — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
God is good but not safe, and the urge for safe art is often a worldly temptation away from goodness. — Kenneth Myers Copy Share Image
The mainstream media may have trouble resisting the temptation to declare that Karl Rove has been demoted, but the truth is quite… — Fred Barnes Copy Share Image
“You will not experience dramatic change in your struggle as long as you use accountability to describe your sins instead of declaring… — Heath Lambert Copy Share Image
What makes the temptation of power so seemingly irresistible? Maybe it is that power offers an easy substitute for the hard task… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
“But what if you are a smart girl in love? All because I was a book nerd didn’t mean, I didn’t feel,… — Candice Raquel Lee Copy Share Image
We Catholics must admit that there is a constant temptation among us to avoid the lectionary and the Word of God for… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
“The temptation is not in failing or in laying down the cross because of weakness. The real temptation is in trying to… — David Wilkerson Copy Share Image
My Christmas prayer is that I would remain close to God, and He close to me. With all the suffering in the… — Don Moen Copy Share Image
“Me sentía impotente, solo podía verte llorando, tan pequeña, tan frágil. Y no podía dejar de preguntarme como alguien que apenas me… — Lolo Mayaya Copy Share Image
“There are two influences ever present in the world. One is constructive and elevating and comes from our Heavenly Father; the other… — George Albert Smith Copy Share Image
“The body sins once, and has done with its sin, for action is a mode of purification. Nothing remains then but the… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“The things that tempt us do not come from external persuasions…they originate from our very own hearts. They’re conceived there, entertained by… — Jason Versey Copy Share Image
Philosophers should resist the temptation to be publicly virtuous. Given an unjust society, from the vantage of what counts as the public… — Ray Brassier Copy Share Image
“Freedom from sin is only granted to Christians. Paul's statement in 1 Corinthians 10:13 tells believers that they have not been seized… — Victor Kuligin Copy Share Image
Whatever hinders us from receiving a blessing that God is willing to bestow upon us is not humility, but the mockery of… — George Bowen Copy Share Image
“Explaining temptation by saying “God is testing me” or “Satan is attacking me” positions “me” either as the victim, if I am… — Colin S. Smith Copy Share Image
The protection of a ten-year-old girl from her father's advances is a necessary condition of social order, but the protection of the… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
