Temptation Quotes

982 Temptation quotes by 687 unique authors

We are surrounded by abysses, but the greatest of all depths is in our own heart, and an irresistible leaning leads us there. Draw thyself… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Thou shalt abstain, Renounce, refrain. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Every bird has its decoy, and every man is led and misled in his own peculiar way. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Great possessions and great want of them are both strong temptations. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If yon wish to be like the gods on earth, to be free in the realms of the dead, pluck not the fruit from the… — Friedrich Schiller
The noble temptation to see too much in everything. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Life is very difficult. It seems right to me sometimes that we should follow our strongest feelings; but then such feelings continually come across the… — George Eliot
The devil tempts us not--'tis we tempt him, Reckoning his skill with opportunity. — George Eliot
Obscurity and Innocence, twin sisters, escape temptations which would pierce their gossamer armor, in contact with the world. — Nicolas Chamfort
Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself. — Henry Ward Beecher
Temptations, like misfortunes, are sent to test our moral strength. — Margaret of Valois
When tempted to be unfaithful, the intellectual woman will try to inspire her husband with indifference, the sentimental woman with hatred, and the passionate woman… — Honore de Balzac
One learns more metaphysics from a single temptation than from all the philosophers. — James Russell Lowell
The realization of God's presence is the one sovereign remedy against temptation. — Francois Fenelon
Do not give dalliance too much rein; the strongest oaths are straw to the fire in the blood. — William Shakespeare
The Devil has a great advantage against us inasmuch as he has a strong bastion and bulwark against us in our own flesh and blood. — Martin Luther
Capacity for joy Admits temptation. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue. — Jean de La Fontaine
How many perils doe enfold The righteous man to make him daily fall. — Edmund Spenser
What's done we partly may compute, But know not what's resisted. — Robert Burns
Who ever lives looking for pleasure only, his senses uncontrolled, immoderate in his enjoyments, idle and weak, the tempter will certainly overcome him, as the… — Gautama Buddha
In the hour of my distress, When temptations me oppress, And when I my sins confess, Sweet Spirit, comfort me. — Robert Herrick
Every temptation is an opportunity of our getting nearer to God. — John Quincy Adams
Man has always been dexterous at confusing evil with good. That was Adam's and Eve's problem, and it is our problem today. If evil were… — Billy Graham
A temptation arises: it is the wind. It disturbs you: it is the surging of the seas. This is the time to awaken Christ and… — Saint Augustine

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