We've all of us got to meet the devil alone. Temptation is a lonely business. — Margaret Deland Copy Share Image
“The trouble with resisting temptation is that you may not get another chance.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To a lover of books the shops and sales in London present irresistible temptations. — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Avoid the temptation to work so hard that there is no time left for serious thinking. — Francis Crick Copy Share Image
When we rise above our temptations and resist them, we exercise self-control. And that's when we experience true freedom and emotional health. — David J. Lieberman Copy Share Image
If only we could see the joy of our guardian angel when he sees us fighting our temptations! — John Vianney Copy Share Image
Temptations make one very censorious. If you are virtuous you condemn the wicked and if you are wicked, you condemn the virtuous. — Elizabeth Bibesco Copy Share Image
But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also… — Saint Peter Copy Share Image
“Perhaps I might have resisted a great temptation, but the little ones would have pulled me down” — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
If we do not fill our mind with prayer, it will fill itself with anxieties, worries, temptations, resentments, and unwelcome memories. — Scott Hahn Copy Share Image
Sanctification costs to the extent of "an intense narrowing of all our interests on earth and an immense broadening of all our… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
Our Bill of Rights, the most precious part of our legal heritage, is under subtle and pervasive attacks... In the struggle between… — Earl Warren Copy Share Image
The temptation to be popular may prioritize public opinion above the word of God. Political campaigns and marketing strategies widely employ public… — Russell M. Nelson Copy Share Image
Rise above the deceptions and temptations of the mind. This is your duty. Learn to become wise. Desire nothing, give up all… — Sivananda Copy Share Image
The temptation, when you go into Kickstarter, is that the first three days are wonderful, and you believe you're a god. You… — Peter Molyneux Copy Share Image
“Probably he had some endearing trait: he whistled, offkey, in the shower, he had a yen for truffles, he called his dog… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
Mere mental assimilation of these truths cannot withstand temptation, however. The revelation of God is positively essential. The Spirit of God must… — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image
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
Sometimes the hardest thing to do in a pressure situation is to allow the tension to persist. The temptation is to make… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
I humbly believe our life is to learn our nothingness and His being everything; when we agree with Him that we are… — Charles George Gordon Copy Share Image
By the consultation of books, whether of dead or living authors, many temptations of petulance and opposition, which occur in oral conferences,… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Contemplation in the age of Auschwitz and Dachau, Solovky and Karaganda is something darker and more fearsome than contemplation in the age… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
In Jack Dempsey's early days he had a fight contract, which paid him two dollars per fight for the fights he won.… — Sterling W Sill Copy Share Image
In any trial, in any bitter situation, you are not alone, you are not helpless, you are not a victim. You have… — Kay Arthur Copy Share Image
If you do not feel deserving of happiness, consciously or subconsciously, or if you have accepted the idea that happiness is somehow… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
“The serpent’s objective is clear. He seeks to drive a wedge of doubt into Adam and Eve’s confidence in what God has… — Jon Morrison Copy Share Image
For most of us, the classic test of willpower is resisting temptation, whether the temptress is a doughnut, a cigarette, a clearance… — Kelly McGonigal Copy Share Image
Being a poet is one of the unhealthier jobs--no regular hours, so many temptations! — Elizabeth Bishop Copy Share Image
