Temptation Quotes

982 Temptation quotes by 687 unique authors

I listen to a lot of old stuff like Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, and The Temptations. — Brett Davern
Wish there was something that I could say or do, I can resist anything but the temptation from you. But I'd rather walk alone than… — Ben Harper
I ain't no drinking man, but temptation got the best of me. — Jimmy Buffett
Ten thousand million nightmares, temptation by the score, I used to get so high, and still I wanted more. You think my time is wasted… — Ozzy Osbourne
From the cradle to the grave, temptations all around. But no matter how good the fix, its gonna take you down. — Keith Urban
Put temptation on the unenjoyment line. — Henry Rollins
If human nature felt no temptation to take a chance there might not be much investment merely as a result of cold calculation. — John Maynard Keynes
In no part of the Constitution is more wisdom to be found than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to… — James Madison
I try to avoid the temptation with time as a total indicator for what my possibilities are for the marathon. It's the not the best… — Ryan Hall
If priests were allowed to marry, if this would be an optional thing, and if he could have wife and children, he would certainly have… — Hans Kung
Had (I) been a member of a more popular race, I should have been inclined to yield to the temptation of depending upon my ancestry… — Booker T. Washington
Indifference to our neighbor and to God also represents a real temptation for us Christians. Each year during Lent we need to hear once more… — Pope Francis
And O! be sure to fear the Lord alway, And mind your duty, duly, morn and night; Lest in temptation's path ye gang astray, Implore… — Robert Burns
What the members of the Church need, more than anything else, are strong testimonies of Jesus Christ and the gospel He restored. They need to… — John Bytheway
The Christian must abstain from sin. It is as simple and direct as that. You have no right to say, 'I am weak, I cannot,… — Martyn
It is opportunity that makes the thief. — Seneca the Younger
Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good. — George Bernard Shaw
A beautiful woman, if poor, should use double circumspection; for her beauty will tempt others, her poverty herself. — Charles Caleb Colton
Do not try to find a place free from temptations and troubles. Rather, seek a peace that endures even when you are beset by various… — Thomas a Kempis
Do this and you will be an apostle, a fulfiller of what the Lord chose you for, an accomplisher of your calling as messenger. When… — Theophan the Recluse
If the soul would know the merit which one acquires in temptations suffered in patience and conquered, it would be tempted to say: "Lord, send… — Pio of Pietrelcina
Many flatter themselves and consider themselves to be good, humble, and meek, but they will discover the contrary under temptation. Do not not become despondent… — Tikhon of Zadonsk
What is impossible to me as an imitator of Christ, becomes perfectly natural as a participant of Christ. It is Only when Christ nullifies the… — F. Huegel
If the 'self-life' is supreme, Satan does not have to be invited in. The lines are already set for the 'electric' current to flow. Satan… — F. Huegel
If there is something that you have to do, resist the temptation to do it under duress. Ask yourself, "What's the worst thing that would… — Esther Hicks

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