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Temptation Quotes by John Owen
- If we do not abide in prayer, we will abide in temptation. Let this be one aspect of our daily intercession: "God, preserve my soul,…
- Our great Pattern hath showed us what our deportment ought to be in all suggestions and temptations. When the devil showed Him "all the kingdoms…
- Great winds and storms help fruit-bearing trees. So also do corruptions and temptations help the fruitfulness of grace and holiness. The storm loosens the earth…
- Let our hearts admit, “I am poor and weak. Satan is too subtle, too cunning, too powerful; he watches constantly for advantages over my soul.…
- Temptation is like a knife, that may either cut the meat or the throat of a man; it may be his food or his poison,…
- Let no man pretend to fear sin that does not fear temptation also! These two are too closely united to be separated. He does not…
- Temptations and occasions put nothing into a man, but only draw out what was in him before.
- If we do not abide in prayer, we will abide in temptation.
- To believe that He will preserve us is, indeed, a means of preservation. God will certainly preserve us, and make a way of escape for…
- Steadfastness in believing doth not exclude all temptations from without. When we say a tree is firmly rooted, we do not say the wind never…
- He can make the dry parched ground of my soul to become a pool and my thirsty barren heart as springs of water. Yes he…
More Temptation Quotes
- I had a huge advantage when I started 50 years ago - my job was secure. I didn't have to promote myself.… — David Attenborough
- It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations. — Walter Bagehot
- Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you. — Joey Adams
- All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put… — Henry Ward Beecher
- Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. — Ambrose Bierce
- Although I am deeply grateful to a great many people, I forgo the temptation of naming them for fear that I might… — Theodore Bikel
- For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous… — Erma Bombeck
- People naturally long for a bit of the wealth that is whorling all around them, and if the work and education available… — Katherine Boo
- Those who made and endorsed our Constitution knew man's nature, and it is to their ideas, rather than to the temptations of… — Robert Bork
- I do not have a merchandise line. I don't sell knives or apparel. Though I have been approached to endorse various products… — Anthony Bourdain
- Temptation to behave is terrible. — Bertolt Brecht
- Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself. — Rita Mae Brown