“Faith in Christ is able to endure doubts—it’s able to endure temptations—because it faces [them], not because it pretends [they’re] not there.” — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
Lately I was near the beehives and some of the bees flew onto my face. I wanted to raise my hand, and… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
Lent is like a long 'retreat' during which we can turn back into ourselves and listen to the voice of God, in… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
These days the temptation to use steroids in sports has become too great for many young athletes. — Jim Sensenbrenner Copy Share Image
Resist the temptation to think what afflicts you is peculiar to you. Have faith that what is in your consciousness can be… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain the strength… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Mixing with groups of people can be enjoyed, it is pleasing in a way that cannot be explained other than the temptation… — Raymond Burr Copy Share Image
Temptations are a file which rub off much of the rust of our self-confidence. — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
We need a liberal agenda in which government resists the temptation to interfere in the lives of individuals but is equally determined… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
When a founder has cast a bell he does not presently fix it in the steeple, but tries it with his hammer,… — Richard Cecil Copy Share Image
Trials are nothing else but the forge that purifies the soul of all its imperfections. — Magdalena de Pazzi Copy Share Image
I think the big danger of madness is not madness itself, but the habit of madness. What I discovered during the time… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
I have more appreciation for why the Bible avoids fuzzy psychologisms and says simply to the stealer, "Steal no more," and to… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
I try to keep in shape and I always have to check myself. Whenever I binge eat, sweets are the one temptation. — Morris Chestnut Copy Share Image
Two ideas militate against our consciously contributing to a better world. The idea that we can do everything or the conclusion that… — Joan D. Chittister 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
Nothing has a more sinister effect on art than the artist's desire to prove that he's good. The terrible temptation of idealism!… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
I'm highly aware that some impulses are harder to ignore than others. I'm aware that fear of consequences causes us to guard… — Gena Showalter Copy Share Image
“Oh, my. Empress." His words pulled her from her thoughts. His gaze was locked upon her, taking in the beautiful silk lingerie,… — Sarah MacLean Copy Share Image
But often, it's easier to resist temptation with distraction, or to be so inculcated in doing the right thing that it's automatic,… — Robert M. Sapolsky 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
