No man is matriculated to the art of life till he has been well tempted. — George Eliot Copy Share Image
I have the financial morals of a goldfish, I can resist everything but temptation. — Ruth St. Denis Copy Share Image
“There are some temptations that cannot be resisted, some lessons we never learn.” — Susan Hill Copy Share Image
It is not the great temptations that ruin us; it is the little ones. — John William De Forest Copy Share Image
It is too late if we wait until the moment of temptation before making our decision. — Nathan Eldon Tanner Copy Share Image
“If you tempted a poor man with a fortune, who could blame the fellow for taking what he could?” — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
If an unexpected temptation comes, don't blame the one through whom it came, but seek out the reason. Thus you will find… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
Credit leads a man into temptation. Cash down is the only thing that will deliver him from evil. — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
O help me Father in heaven to overcome and resist temptation in every form or shape. — Emmeline B. Wells Copy Share Image
The only impregnable citadel of virtue is religion; for there is no bulwark of mere morality, which some temptation may not overtop… — Jane Porter Copy Share Image
A fast to be true must be accompanied by a readiness to receive pure thoughts and determination to resist all Satan's temptations. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Temptation is a suggested short cut to the realization of the highest at which I aim - not towards what I understand… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“The devil, through his ordinary action, which is temptation, and through his extraordinary action, which is the subject of this book, tries… — Fr Gabriele Amorth Copy Share Image
I am overwhelmed by an irresistible temptation to do my climb by moonlight and unroped. This is contrary to all my rock… — William Shockley Copy Share Image
The most temptation I'd experienced had been with Tomas, the Senate's spy who had been feeding off me without permission, and Mircea,… — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
“I reached out and wrapped my fingers around him. I pumped all that solid thickness with a soft groan. I felt more… — James Cox Copy Share Image
The way to Heaven is straight and narrow: they who wish to arrive at that place of bliss by walking in the… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Clean and restock your car at the end of each trip. No matter how tired you are, resist the temptation to let… — Julie Morgenstern Copy Share Image
Our office...subjects us to great burdens and labors, dangers and temptations, with little reward or gratitude from the world. But Christ himself… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“Jesus does not impose intolerable restrictions on his disciples, he does not forbid them to look at anything, but bids them look… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
If you will tell me when God permits a Christian to lay aside his armour, I will tell you when Satan has… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
People are complicated creatures. On the one hand, capable of great acts of charity, and on the other, capable of the most… — Mary Alice Copy Share Image
I remember when my daddy gave me that gun. He told me that I should never point it at anything in the… — Harper Lee Copy Share Image
“Did you already forget how to promise?” I worm my pinkie around his and squeeze. He squeezes back and lowers our joined… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“winds of temptation rise against you, if you strike against the reefs of temptation, look at the star, call on Mary. If… — Francis Fernandez Copy Share Image
“Thomas Merton wrote, “there is always a temptation to diddle around in the contemplative life, making itsy-bitsy statues.” There is always an… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
“The second cause whence these rebellions sometimes proceed is the devil, who, in order to disquiet and disturb the soul, at times… — Juan de la Cruz Copy Share Image
This world is your best teacher. There is a lesson in everything. There is a lesson in each experience. Learn it and… — Sivananda Copy Share Image
