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title: "19 Temptress Quotes by 18 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Temptress quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Temptress sayings and thoughts."
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> [One musts avoid that wicked temptress, Laziness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace/one-musts-avoid-that-wicked-temptress-laziness/)

[Horace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace/)

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> [“My beautiful girl. My defiant temptress. My lady. My angel. My Ava.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-ellen-malpas/my-beautiful-girl-my-defiant-temptress-my-lady-my-angel-my-ava/)

[Jodi Ellen Malpas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-ellen-malpas/)

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> [Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-us-step-into-the-night-and-pursue-that-flighty-temptress-adventure/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“A weak man declares a woman a temptress and orders her to cover herself. A strong man covers himself and says nothing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tosca-lee/a-weak-man-declares-a-woman-a-temptress-and-orders-her-to-cover/)

[Tosca Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tosca-lee/)

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> [Woman was the Church's rival, the temptress, the distraction, the obstacle to holiness, the Devil's decoy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-tuchman/woman-was-the-church-s-rival-the-temptress-the-distraction-the/)

[Barbara Tuchman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-tuchman/)

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> [ Woman \[in the 14th century\] was the Church's rival, the temptress, the distraction, the obstacle to holiness, the Devil's decoy. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-tuchman/woman-in-the-14th-century-was-the-church-s-rival-the-temptress-the/)

[Barbara Tuchman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-tuchman/)

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> [After half an hour the drug hit me like a sensuous tidal wave. I turned into a tactile temptress and wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/after-half-an-hour-the-drug-hit-me-like-a-sensuous-tidal-wave-i/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

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> [In 1992, fans of our feline temptress got another chance to sink their claws into the new and exciting tales of Catwoman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eartha-kitt/in-1992-fans-of-our-feline-temptress-got-another-chance-to-sink-their/)

[Eartha Kitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eartha-kitt/)

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> [“Chasing a person doesn’t give you value or build values in you. You earn your value by chasing morality and practicing dignity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-l-alder/chasing-a-person-doesn-t-give-you-value-or-build-values-in-you-you/)

[Shannon L. Alder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-l-alder/)

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> [“you temptress,Tess; you dear damned witch of Babylon- I could not resist you as soon as I met you again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/you-temptress-tess-you-dear-damned-witch-of-babylon-i-could-not/)

[Thomas Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hardy/)

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> [Most female characters have either been the temptress - like a Betty Boop type - or the victim - like an Olive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dini/most-female-characters-have-either-been-the-temptress-like-a-betty/)

[Paul Dini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dini/)

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> [For most of us, the classic test of willpower is resisting temptation, whether the temptress is a doughnut, a cigarette, a clearance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-mcgonigal/for-most-of-us-the-classic-test-of-willpower-is-resisting-temptation/)

[Kelly McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-mcgonigal/)

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> [She was the temptress who had ensnared the first man, and who still continued her work at damnation; she was the being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-de-maupassant/she-was-the-temptress-who-had-ensnared-the-first-man-and-who-still/)

[Guy de Maupassant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-de-maupassant/)

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> [Really? And what curse befalls the Adams of the world?" Ann opens her mouth and, presumably thinking of nothing to say, closes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/really-and-what-curse-befalls-the-adams-of-the-world-ann-opens-her/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

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> [Men have jobs, while women have Roles: Mother, Wife, Goddess, Temptress, etc. That's probably why it's so hard for women to rewrite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caryl-rivers/men-have-jobs-while-women-have-roles-mother-wife-goddess-temptress/)

[Caryl Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caryl-rivers/)

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> [Thrilling, illuminating, heart-pounding. Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy reads like a crackling espionage novel and resonates as only the most compelling history can.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-abbott/thrilling-illuminating-heart-pounding-liar-temptress-soldier-spy/)

[Megan Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-abbott/)

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> [You are my siren,” he said, running his hands along her thighs and down her calves, feeling the shape of her even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-maclean/you-are-my-siren-he-said-running-his-hands-along-her-thighs-and-down/)

[Sarah MacLean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-maclean/)

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> [Your eyes have turned as black as a Crow’s,” she blurted out. He didn’t even blink over her bizarre comment. “Not this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-garwood/your-eyes-have-turned-as-black-as-a-crow-s-she-blurted-out-he-didn-t/)

[Julie Garwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-garwood/)

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> [“Elizabeth was standing at the edge of the grassy plateau, a few yards beyond where they’d held their shooting match. Wind ruffled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-mcnaught/elizabeth-was-standing-at-the-edge-of-the-grassy-plateau-a-few-yards/)

[Judith McNaught](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-mcnaught/)

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