I have great admiration for power, a great terror of weakness, especially in my own sex, yet feel that my love is… — Anna Brownell Jameson Copy Share Image
I'm here today to warn you: I want you to watch out for the adversary. Guard yourself from any spirit of entitlement.… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Human decision-making is complex. On our own, our tendency to yield to short-term temptations, and even to addictions, may be too strong… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
We cannot get by Auschwitz. We should not even try, as great as the temptation is, because Auschwitz belongs to us, is… — Gunter Grass Copy Share Image
There is no man who will not be grieved at the time of his chastisement; and there is not man who will… — Isaac of Nineveh Copy Share Image
“But the nature of power is such that even those who have not sought it, but have had it forced upo them,… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
I know all about the despair of overcoming chronic temptation. It is not serious, provided self-offended petulance, annoyance at breaking records, impatience,… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
The Lord sometimes allows people who are devoted to Him to fall into such dreadful vices; and this is in order to… — Seraphim of Sarov Copy Share Image
“I glanced out of my window at the grime and decay of Temptation, comparing it to Shannon’s golden world, good ole Willow’s… — Tanya Holmes Copy Share Image
“I’m a lot of things – crass, stubborn, brutally honest, egotistical – but one thing I am not, is careless. I know… — S.L. Jennings Copy Share Image
No man will subject himself to the ridicule of pretending that any natural connection subsists between the sun or the seasons, and… — James Madison Copy Share Image
“when I turn from church history and examine myself, I find that I too am vulnerable to the Temptation. I lack the… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
No one is here," Char said. "You need resist temptation no longer." "Only if you slide too." "I'll go first so I… — Gail Carson Levine Copy Share Image
Temptation is just the feeling that you're the most independent person on planet Earth. That you know everything. That's something that we… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
Certainly anyone who comes to faith in Christ has a new heart and they have an opportunity for new life and that's… — Alan Chambers Copy Share Image
Miss Prism: And you do not seem to realize, dear Doctor, that by persistently remaining single, a man converts himself into a… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Successful resistance to temptation may result in an increase of moral muscle, but that is because one is going to need it.… — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
“You may be tempted to regret being born when you are made to watch the videos of just what you will go… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“Which is how most people acted when it came to temptation. They gave in. And we should never forget, thought Isabel, that… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“It happens very often that those whom men esteem highly are more seriously endangered by their own excessive confidence. Hence, for many… — Thomas à Kempis Copy Share Image
Watch the morning watch. Do not see the face of man until you have seen the face of God. Before you enter… — F.B. Meyer Copy Share Image
Indifference to our neighbour and to God also represents a real temptation for us Christians. Each year during Lent we need to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Satan's temptation may be summed up as appealing to man in this way: it made man desire to have what God had… — Henry Clarence Thiessen Copy Share Image
Little sins carry with them but little temptations to sin, and then a man shews most viciousness and unkindness, when he sins… — Thomas Brooks Copy Share Image
We must learn by experience to avoid either trains of thought or social situations which for us (not necessarily for everyone) lead… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Every trial that ever burdened a mortal man, every temptation that ever stormed a human heart, and every blessing that ever delighted… — Jim Berg Copy Share Image
No place, no company, no age, no person is temptation-free; let no man boast that he was never tempted, let him not… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
“God invites while the devil pressures and shoves and bullies. Realize who holds the actual power before you react. You are greater… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is Faithful; He will not let you be tempted… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Constitutional Convention debated whether America should even have a standing army. ... They worried that a powerful military could rival civilian… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
At great periods you have always felt, deep within you, the temptation to commit suicide. You gave yourself to it, breached your… — Cesare Pavese Copy Share Image
“I cannot stay, Empress. You are too much temptation, and I am nowhere near strong or good enough to resist you." He… — Sarah MacLean Copy Share Image
“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted… — Scotty Smith Copy Share Image
The distinction between feelings or inclinations on the one hand, and behavior on the other hand, is very clear. It's no sin… — Dallin H. Oaks Copy Share Image
“RULES OF FAIRYLAND-BELOW BEWARE OF DOG ANYTHING IMPORTANT COMES IN THREES AND SIXES DO NOT STEAL QUEENS A GIRL IN THE WILD… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
Once it becomes impossible for members of Congress to make a career of legislative service, the temptation to bend a vote for… — James L. Buckley Copy Share Image
Themes of redemption, temptation, and faith don't necessarily apply directly to religion. A lot of people find faith in their lives outside… — Will Poulter Copy Share Image
Most (Christians) have an ungrounded trust in Christ, hoping that He will pardon, justify and save them, while the world has their… — Richard Baxter Copy Share Image
“Yielding to temptation is the norm for non-Christians. They probably don’t even know what it is. They just do whatever comes naturally.… — Roger Bruner Copy Share Image
I endeavored to renounce society, that I might avoid temptation. But it was a poor religion; so far as it prevailed, only… — John Newton Copy Share Image
