Temptation Quotes

982 Temptation quotes by 687 unique authors

The future is always present, as a promise, a lure and a temptation. — Karl Popper
Learning takes us through many states of life, but it fails utterly in the hour of danger and temptation. Then faith alone saves. — Mahatma Gandhi
Never succumb to the temptation of becoming bitter. As you press for justice, be sure to move with dignity and discipline, using only the instruments… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The very first temptation in the history of mankind was the temptation to be discontent...that is exactly what discontent(ment ) is - a questioning of… — Jerry Bridges
As your temptations become greater, so does your ability to make responsible choices. — Gary Zukav
The temptation to entertain instead of selling is contagious. — David Ogilvy
The answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind. — Boyd K. Packer
If we resist the temptation to allow other people to define who we are, then we will gradually be able to let the sun inside… — Paulo Coelho
The world can be a challenging and difficult place in which to live. We are often surrounded by that which would drag us down. As… — Thomas S. Monson
I can resist anything but the temptation to make a clever witticism. — Oscar Wilde
And so, resisting the temptation to wallow in artistic remorse, I prefer to leave both well and ill alone and to think about something else — Aldous Huxley
You must hand yourself and all your inward experiences, your temptations, your temperament, your frames and feelings, all over into the care of your God,… — Hannah Whitall Smith
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… — John Owen
Preachers must always fight the temptation to preach anything but Christ and Him crucified. — R C Sproul
Watch the morning watch. Do not see the face of man until you have seen the face of God. Before you enter on the day… — F B Meyer
You’d get very rich if you thought of yourself as having a card with only twenty punches in a lifetime, and every financial decision used… — Warren Buffett
Very simply, the Spirit of Elijah is the Holy Ghost. The Spirit of Elijah will influence anyone who is involved in this work. That, for… — David A. Bednar
It is the saint's duty, and should be their care, not only to believe that God is Almighty, but also to strongly believe that His… — William Gurnall
We must get over wanting to be needed-this is the hardest of all temptations to resist — C.S. Lewis
Has there not been, sometimes, this temptation to do a great deal for Christ, but not to live a great deal with Christ? — Charles Spurgeon
Satan's primary temptation strategy is to try and make us forget what God has said about us and to evaluate our standing before God by… — J. D. Greear
We are assailed by the temptation of the love of money. If you wish to acquire riches ? they are the bait of the fishers… — Pachomius the Great
It is only all too easy to understand the requirements contained in God's Word ('Give all your goods to the poor.' 'If anyone strikes you… — Soren Kierkegaard
If... God highly exalted Christ because He humbled Himself, suffered dishonour, was tempted and endured a shameful cross and death for our sake, how will… — Gregory Palamas
Where unclarity resides, there is temptation, and there it proves only too easily the stronger. Wherever there is ambiguity, wherever there is wavering, there is… — Soren Kierkegaard

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