Every temptation is an opportunity of our getting nearer to God. — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
“Temptation is a push or a pull intended to take us away off the will of God” — Christian Michael Copy Share Image
The Eyes are the organs of temptation, and the Ears are the organs of instruction. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
“When you begin to pursue your promised land, you get a lot of prohibitions and temptations” — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
If thou least fallen into sin through violent temptations, seek speedily for repentance for it, recovery out of it, and reformation from… — Vavasor Powell Copy Share Image
Temptation is God's magnifying glass; it shows us how much work he has left to do in our lives. — Erwin W. Lutzer Copy Share Image
A woman flees from temptation, but a man just crawls away from it in the cheerful hope that it may overtake him. — Helen Rowland Copy Share Image
It can be a great temptation to rest on the field and let the opponent have a play without making him pay… — Jim Harbaugh Copy Share Image
This bizarre industry presents so many paths of temptation. If you don't have some kind of foundation, typically from family, then it… — Elijah Wood Copy Share Image
“That’s too much power for one man to wield, too much temptation. The easier we make it to kill, the less time… — Lindsay Buroker Copy Share Image
“Sin isn’t something that is attracted to a human being, Professor. It’s the other way round.” “Not in my experience. Sin seems… — Sylvain Reynard Copy Share Image
The reason why many fail in battle is because they wait until the hour of battle. The reason why others succeed is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The temptation is to face difficulties from a commonsense standpoint. The saint is hilarious when he is crushed with difficulties because the… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish desires and schemes that plunge them… — Saint Timothy Copy Share Image
Your cable television is experiencing difficulties. Please do not panic. Resist the temptation to read or talk to loved ones. Do not… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
A being without an aim in life, or not possessing the requisite concentration of purpose to assist him in resisting temptation, is… — Karl G. Maeser Copy Share Image
“There has never been any forbidden fruit. Only temptation is divine. To feel the need to vary the object of this temptation,… — André Breton Copy Share Image
“She didn’t turn back. She knew his eyes were still on her, but she wouldn’t allow herself to look back. One more… — H.C. Roberts 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
“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
Prayer is often a temptation to bank on a miracle of God instead of on a moral issue, i.e., it is much… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
I think what you see a lot of in American religion, even in areas of American Christianity that don't go all the… — Ross Douthat 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
We've all of us got to meet the devil alone. Temptation is a lonely business. — Margaret Deland Copy Share Image
“Every temptation is an examination; it is either you pass or fail” — Osunsakin Adewale Copy Share Image
Some temptations cannot be fought. One must close one's mind and fly from them — A.J. Cronin Copy Share Image
Being a poet is one of the unhealthier jobs--no regular hours, so many temptations! — Elizabeth Bishop Copy Share Image
