In short, all things that please the natural man in this world, are, to a true Christian, only so many crosses and… — Johann Arndt Copy Share Image
I know as well as any one, [the devil] is an adversary, whom if we resist, he will fly from us--but I… — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
The first gift that Adam and Eve received was agency: ‘Thou mayest choose for thyself, for it is given unto thee’ (Moses… — Boyd K. Packer Copy Share Image
You have to encourage people not to give in to the temptation to be normal, even if it isn't easy - because… — Clemence Poesy 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
Every time the enemy throws us off our guard, and we give way to temptation, he gains so much; he weakens us… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
You think that you can judge what's good or evil from whether you enjoy doing it or not. You think that evil… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
The temptation to vivify the tale and make it walk abroad on its own legs is hard to deny. — Gelett Burgess Copy Share Image
The biggest TEMPTATION of life is to Convert dreams into reality. But the biggest defeat of life comes when We surrender our… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
Some black people want to get in touch with their African roots. But then you got some black people that just don't… — Wanda Sykes Copy Share Image
Our generation, like the one before us, must choose. Without the threat of the Cold War, without the pain of economic ruin,… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
On this earth all is temptation. Crosses tempt us by irritating our pride, and prosperity by flattering it. Our life is a… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
And because it may be too great a temptation to human frailty, apt to grasp at power, for the same persons, who… — John Locke Copy Share Image
Artistic self-indulgence is the mark of an amateur. The temptation to make scenes, to appear late, to call in sick, not to… — Harold Prince Copy Share Image
Leigh did what any sane female faced with such an e-mail would do: deleted it to resist the temptation of replying, cleared… — Lauren Weisberger Copy Share Image
Let none, however difficult the circumstances, consider himself as debarred from the way of holiness. Have we but God and the cross… — Gerhard Tersteegen Copy Share Image
Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman. — Saadi Copy Share Image
God's purpose in creation was to let us prove ourselves. The plan was explained to us in the spirit world before we… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
Temptations, of course, cannot be avoided, but because we cannot prevent the birds from flying over our heads, there is no need… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus assumes that asking for forgiveness would be a daily occurrence, as would praying that we might be… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
The possibility of remedying imprudent actions is commonly an inducement to commit them. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“They were not unfortunate girls who, as outcasts or in the belief that they were cast out by society, grieved wholesomely and… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
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