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
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
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
Temptation and testing (or a trial) are two sides of the same coin. Satan uses an occasion or a person to tempt… — Ruth Graham Copy Share Image
In Life , isn't it funny how you can knowingly/willingly fall for something temporary or wrong , To end up with permanent/severe… — Kenny DaSinger Copy Share Image
To undertake the direction of the economic life of people with widely divergent ideals and values is to assume responsibilities which commit… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
Time Management Tips: The perpetual processing of the same temptation is both dangerous and time-wasting. Cycling and recycling the same temptation (instead… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Salafists are fundamentalists who dedicate their lives to religious preaching, converting non-believers and defending the strict moral codes of Islamic law. Salafists… — Richard Engel Copy Share Image
“Ah! but a man cannot be held to write down in cold blood the wild and black thoughts that storm his brain… — Anthony Hope Copy Share Image
Sometimes, looking at the many books I have at home, I feel I shall die before I come to the end of… — Jorge Luis Borges 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
There's a great temptation to throw things in, as you put it, that you think are neat, or that you have a… — Rebecca Stead Copy Share Image
Believers do not surrender. They can continue on their way to the truth because they are certain that God has created them… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“Progress cannot be attained without being tested. When you are tempted you are very close to your promotion.Temptation proceeds elevation. You are… — Osunsakin Adewale Copy Share Image
Watch constantly against those things which are thought to be no temptations. The most poisonous serpents are found where the sweetest flowers… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
“Satan will tempt you with many things in life, but the most powerful is the temptation to be grateful for what you… — Shannon L. Alder 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
“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
“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
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
“This much is true: When you are about to effect the lives of hundreds of people, Satan will do everything he can… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a main eventer in pro wrestling. I lived my dream, but the excess of the '80s and… — Scott Hall Copy Share Image
“I’m going to need you to stop talking about that, because I’m hard as stone, and you have no idea the temptation… — Kristy Cunning Copy Share Image
Humans are addicted to the hope for a final reckoning, but intellectual humility requires that we resist the temptation to assume that… — Thomas Nagel Copy Share Image
Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is. ... We never find out the strength of the evil… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To walk before God and in His presence, is the ground and the costly jewel of true Christian living. I would have… — Gerhard Tersteegen Copy Share Image
When you have overcome one temptation, you must be ready to enter the lists with another. As distrust, in some sense, is… — Thomas Brooks Copy Share Image
“[Referring to the imprisonment of Oscar Wilde] ... Will civilization never reach humane ideals? Will men always punish most severely the sins… — Frank Harris Copy Share Image
The very first temptation in the history of mankind was the temptation to be discontent...that is exactly what discontent(ment ) is -… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is an angel's face.… — Lydia M. Child Copy Share Image
Nobody knows that in reading we are re-living our temptations to be a poet. All readers who have a certain passion for… — Gaston Bachelard Copy Share Image
When the flesh presents thee with delights, then present thyself with dangers; where the world possesses thee with vain hopes, there possess… — Francis Quarles Copy Share Image
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