There is no allurement or enticement, actual or imaginary, which a well-disciplined mind may not surmount. The wish to resist more than… — Charlotte Dacre 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
Compromise built upon compromise equals failure. Instead, resisting temptation allowed promise upon promise to be built up in my heart, and that… — Lysa TerKeurst Copy Share Image
Can anything be more absurd than keeping women in a state of ignorance, and yet so vehemently to insist on their resisting… — Vicesimus Knox Copy Share Image
“Because low-calorie dieting leads to the production of stress hormones, being on a diet can directly impair the willpower that is needed… — Sandra Aamodt Copy Share Image
For most of us, the classic test of willpower is resisting temptation, whether the temptress is a doughnut, a cigarette, a clearance… — Kelly McGonigal Copy Share Image
What makes resisting temptation difficult for many people is they don't want to discourage it completely. — Franklin P. Jones Copy Share Image
“Because self-control requires energy, which means we have less energy available for the next thing we need to do. And that’s why… — David Eagleman Copy Share Image
The only trouble with resisting temptation is that you may not get another chance — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Adam and Eve chose what was easy (their selfish desire) over what they thought was hard (resisting temptation), and discovered that the… — Mark Casto Copy Share Image
God is better served in resisting a temptation to evil than in many formal prayers. — William Penn 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
“But that wasn't the chief thing that bothered me: I couldn't reconcile myself with that preoccupation with sin that, so far as… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
“One way to think about grit is to understand how it relates to other aspects of character. In assessing grit along with… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
They that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in… — Paul the Apostle Copy Share Image
“ 'It's okay. I understand that you're tempted and know you shouldn't grab the apple, and when you did you wanted to… — Barbara Elsborg Copy Share Image
I do not accept the fact that conditions that prevent people from attaining their eternal destiny were born into them without any… — Dallin H. Oaks Copy Share Image
“The trouble with resisting temptation is that you may not get another chance.” — Anonymous 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
