Great possessions and great want of them are both strong temptations. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Which of us can resist the temptation of being thought indispensable? — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
There is no morality without temptation; otherwise it is just lack of opportunity. — Andy Hargreaves Copy Share Image
“A substitute of temptation is unspecified desire of mankind to the aim of success” — Mansur Almia 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
I have found that people who can successfully resist temptation invariably lead depressingly stunted lives. — C.D. Payne Copy Share Image
Temptation said that we all dream of committing crimes, but that only the unbalanced make that macabre idea a reality. — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
A good portrait is incredibly hard to create, there is too much temptation to pander to the individual rather than portray them… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share Image
Often the work of the Lord itself may be a temptation to keep us from that communion with Him which is so… — George Muller Copy Share Image
In times of temptation, of sorrow, of peace and of blessing, let us pray always, both alone and with our families. — Heber J. Grant Copy Share Image
Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
The only way to avoid cannon-shot is to fall down. No such way to be freed from temptation as to keep low. — Thomas Brooks Copy Share Image
Real prayer is communion with God, so that there will be common thoughts between His mind and ours. What is needed is… — Arthur W. Pink Copy Share Image
“Relax, my dear,” she whispered. “If you wish to thrive here, you must be open to new ideas.” She drew his hand… — Joseph Moukarzel Copy Share Image
Frequently renew settled and holy resolutions. A soldier unresolved to fight may be easily defeated...The weakness of our graces, the strength of… — Stephen Charnock Copy Share Image
“My hunger for this man left me reeling. His scent enveloped me, musk and leather and beneath it all the lingering hint… — Briar Boleyn Copy Share Image
Ye whose clay-cold heads and luke-warm hearts can argue down or mask your passions--tell me, what trespass is it that man should… — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
Not a sorrow, not a burden, not a temptation, not a bereavement, not a disappointment, not a care, not a groan or… — George C. Lorimer Copy Share Image
For some reason, we see long-term travel to faraway lands as a recurring dream or an exotic temptation, but not something that… — Rolf Potts Copy Share Image
Willpower is what separates us from the animals. It's the capacity to restrain our impulses, resist temptation - do what's right and… — Roy Baumeister Copy Share Image
“When the storms of temptation encompass you, look up to this star, invoke Mary. When the waves of pride are washing over… — Carrie Gress Copy Share Image
Philosophers should resist the temptation to be publicly virtuous. Given an unjust society, from the vantage of what counts as the public… — Ray Brassier Copy Share Image
“The things that tempt us do not come from external persuasions…they originate from our very own hearts. They’re conceived there, entertained by… — Jason Versey Copy Share Image
“The body sins once, and has done with its sin, for action is a mode of purification. Nothing remains then but the… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“...he at no time thought himself out of the Black Douglas's reach, any more than the good Christian supposes himself out of… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
The Church is likewise conscious of the responsibility which all of us have for our world, for the whole of creation, which… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Very simply, the Spirit of Elijah is the Holy Ghost. The Spirit of Elijah will influence anyone who is involved in this… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
“One of my biggest problems in dealing with the breakdown of my body is that I keep looking in the wrong direction.… — Marva J. Dawn Copy Share Image
Without prayer it is impossible to resist temptations and to keep the commandments. — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
If you don't want temptation to follow you, don't act as if you are interested. — Richard L. Evans Copy Share Image
