I admit that invective is one of my pleasures. This only brings me problems in life, but that's it. I attack, I… — Michel Houellebecq Copy Share Image
The enemy's spies who have come to spy on us must be sought out, tempted with bribes, led away and comfortably housed.… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
He's earned all his money himself, with his fists. He didn't steal it like the rest of our politicians. And he'll be… — Vitali Klitschko Copy Share Image
Most religion-mongers have bated their paradises with a bit of toasted cheese. They have tempted the body with large promises of possessions… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
I'm not tempted to write a song about George W. Bush. I couldn't figure out what sort of song I would write.… — Tom Lehrer Copy Share Image
“Do not grieve over temptations you suffer. When the Lord intends to bestow a particular virtue on us, He often permits us… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is a great joy to believe that Jesus has been tempted in all points just as we are. — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
The more one is absorbed in fighting evil, the less one is tempted to place the good in question. — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
God is a spirit. Jesus was led up of the Spirit to be tempted of the Devil; and it is also true… — Charles Bradlaugh Copy Share Image
Galvanized people can do careless things. It is in the extreme and emotion-laden moments that distance and coolness are most required. I… — George Friedman Copy Share Image
I love what I think, and I'm never tempted to believe it. Thoughts are like the wind or the leaves on the… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
. . . Luddites were those frenzied traditionalists of the early 19th century who toured [England] wrecking new weaving machines on the… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
The opposite of thinking clearly is being muddled. To be conscious of being muddled is a horrible experience. To avoid it we… — Susan Stebbing Copy Share Image
Even in the face of massive competition, don't think about the competition. Literally don't think about them. Every time you're in a… — Mike McCue Copy Share Image
On Waterloo Bridge where we said our goodbyes, the weather conditions bring tears to my eyes. I wipe them away with a… — Wendy Cope Copy Share Image
When it was her own doing, she was always tempted to skip a day, or just glance down, then get back to… — Tamora Pierce Copy Share Image
You are never tempted by a devil without you, but by a devil within you, — Elias Hicks Copy Share Image
Lust is as it were desire and desire, will which extends beyond the natural will, passionate, not governed by the law and… — Patriarch Philaret of Moscow Copy Share Image
Tempted to type meaningless twaddle all the time on Twitter...with alliteration, no less! — Anonymous Copy Share Image
…she was one of those happily created beings who please without effort, make friends everywhere, and take life so gracefully and easily… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
I'm coming from journalism, but at the same time I'm tempted by poetry, politics, and maybe the idea of being a witness,… — Raymond Depardon Copy Share Image
To be tempted is not to sin. The strongest attacks are made on the strongest forts. — Dwight L. Moody Copy Share Image
In every crisis, if you look carefully, you will spot an opportunity. My insistence is on finding and seizing that opportunity. I… — Verghese Kurien Copy Share Image
Do not be tempted to invest in a sample of each golfing invention as soon as it makes its appearance. If you… — Harry Vardon Copy Share Image
