Tempt Quotes

108 quotes by 91 authors

There are many objects of desire, and therefore many desires. Some are born with us, hunger, yearning, and pride of place, and some are the… — Guy Davenport
God tests, but he does not tempt. — Criss Jami
If an American is motoring on his own, he (the paragon of morality and chastity) will slow down and stop beside every solitary pretty female… — Vladimir Mayakovsky
A beautiful woman, if poor, should use double circumspection; for her beauty will tempt others, her poverty herself. — Charles Caleb Colton
Love does not call us to the dance only to deny us chances . There is consistency in this journey. As in the beginning, so… — Tama J. Kieves
Remember that nearly all extraordinary accomplishments began by overcoming a series of challenges that discourage and tempt us to quit, before we succeed. Those that… — Hal Elrod
There is no evil that does not promise inducements. Avarice promises money; luxury, a varied assortment of pleasures; ambition, a purple robe and applause. Vices… — Seneca the Younger
The devil tempts us not--'tis we tempt him, Reckoning his skill with opportunity. — George Eliot
Man always worships something; always he sees the Infinite shadowed forth in something finite; and indeed can and must so see it in any finite… — Thomas Carlyle
The blushing cheek speaks modest mind,The lips befitting words most kind,The eye does tempt to love's desire,And seems to, say 'tis "Cupid's fire. — James Harrington
O love, whose lordly hand Has bridled my desires, And raised my hunger and my thirst To dignity and pride, Let not the strong in… — Khalil Gibran
A valiant man Ought not to undergo, or tempt a danger, But worthily, and by selected ways, He undertakes with reason, not by chance. His… — Ben Jonson
Cheap music, childish images, the vulgate in language, in its crassest sense, can penetrate to the deeps of our necessities and dreams. It can assert… — George Steiner
For to tempt and to be tempted are things very nearly allied - whenever feeling has anything to do in the matter, no sooner is… — Catherine the Great
When you start becoming really successful, the demons start to tempt you - the demons of vanity and self importance, drug abuse, the feelings of… — Ethan Hawke
You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer. — Pablo Picasso
I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me. — George Bernard Shaw
When you do the wrong thing, knowing it is wrong, you do so because you haven't developed the habit of effectively controlling or neutralizing strong… — W. Clement Stone
With the help of the Holy Ghost, we can watch over ourselves. We can pray to recognize and reject the first thoughts of sin. We… — Henry B. Eyring
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always… — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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