Some temptations are so great it takes great courage to yield to them. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
God is better served in resisting a temptation to evil than in many formal prayers. — William Penn Copy Share Image
If any era should be aware of the temptations to rewrite history, it is our own. — Marjorie Garber Copy Share Image
An honest heart is not to be trusted with itself in bad company. — Samuel Richardson Copy Share Image
Come and let the healing, cleansing rays of Calvary play upon your hearts until the very seed of evil is sterilized. — Stuart Holden Copy Share Image
There's always the temptation, as a cinematographer, to make the shot look as perfect as possible. — Greig Fraser Copy Share Image
PARDON, v. To remit a penalty and restore to the life of crime. To add to the lure of crime the temptation… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Objectivity and presence of mind are essential in such positions where sacrificial temptations are not always resistable. — Leonid Shamkovich Copy Share Image
I could not resist the temptation of mystifying him a bit, I suppose it is some taste of the original apple that… — Bram Stoker Copy Share Image
Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back, When gold and silver becks me to come on. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
A coat that is not used, the moths eat; and a Christian who is hung up so that he shall not be… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Money, big money (which is actually a relative concept) is always, under any circumstances, a seduction, a test of morals, a temptation… — Boris Yeltsin 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
“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
I share a warning. Satan is extremely good at blocking spiritual communication by inducing individuals, through temptation, to violate the laws upon… — Richard G. Scott Copy Share Image
I think in YA there's sometimes a temptation to create heroines who are infinitely resilient and wise and confident because those are… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
Modern man's besetting temptation is to sacrifice his direct perceptions and spontaneous feelings to his reasoned reflections; to prefer in all circumstances… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
It is a sin when I place myself deliberately in the place of temptation… either because I enjoy the prospect or because… — Alistair Begg Copy Share Image
“Nice try,' he murmured, his lips brushing mine as he spoke. I nibbled his lower lip. 'If you could see into my… — Becca Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
What is impossible to me as an imitator of Christ, becomes perfectly natural as a participant of Christ. It is Only when… — F. Huegel Copy Share Image
By the consultation of books, whether of dead or living authors, many temptations of petulance and opposition, which occur in oral conferences,… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Contemplation in the age of Auschwitz and Dachau, Solovky and Karaganda is something darker and more fearsome than contemplation in the age… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
It would be wrong of me to suppose that just because I can form private mental images, that everyone can. As Francis… — David Berman Copy Share Image
The apportionment of taxes on the various descriptions of property is an act which seems to require the most exact impartiality; yet… — James Madison Copy Share Image
I want to say, however, one thing our media in America has done which didn't happen in other totalitarian states is it… — Tim Wu Copy Share Image
Mortality is, in reality, a very, very short period. It is literally a snap of the fingers compared to an eternity. It… — Hartman Rector, Jr Copy Share Image
From Lehi's vision we learn that we must take hold of this safety railing-this iron rod, found alongside our individual straight and… — Ann M. Dibb Copy Share Image
That is why I love you. Youre like the sea. A temptation. An overwhelming feeling that pulls me in, just to feel… — Ali Bassam Copy Share Image
“If heaven was hot and hell was chilly, tell me, why would you go to heaven?” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
We can all be good when we have no temptation or provocation to the contrary. — Samuel Richardson Copy Share Image
“Looking straight into Rochelle's eyes he adds, "I don't cave in to temptation.” — Marianne Curley Copy Share Image
The higher the stakes, the greater the temptation to lose your temper. — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
