Temptation Quotes

982 Temptation quotes by 687 unique authors

An honest heart is not to be trusted with itself in bad company. — Samuel Richardson
An acknowledged love sanctifies every little freedom; and little freedoms beget great ones. — Samuel Richardson
Gently resist the temptation to chase your dreams into the world; pursue them in your heart until they disappear into the Self, and leave them… — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Nothing has a more sinister effect on art than the artist's desire to prove that he's good. The terrible temptation of idealism! — Philip Roth
Every Christian is endued with a power whereby he is enabled to resist temptations. — John Tillotson
To pray against temptation, and yet rush into occasions, is to thrust your fingers into the fire, and then pray they might not be burnt. — Thomas Secker
I have switched on this modern laptop machine. And I have told myself that I must resist the temptation to start playing solitaire upon it. — Margaret Drabble
The man who is free from credulity, but knows the uncreated, who has cut all ties, removed all temptations, renounced all desires, he is the… — Max Muller
A world filled with temptations needs priests who are totally dedicated to their mission. Accordingly, they are asked in a very special way to open… — Pope Benedict XVI
What I learned with Cecil Taylor was strategy and survival and how to resist temptations and resist getting discouraged. — Steve Lacy
Obviously, there's the temptation to sit back and smile, .. But there's so much at stake, we have to do our due diligence. — Ralph Neas
When a man resists sin on human motive only, he will not hold out long. — Daniel H. Wilson
Mortifying the deeds of the body cannot be understood of the religious deeds of the body, for they are to be cherished, nor of the… — Christopher Love
There is a great temptation with songs, melodies and lyrics to overcomplicate them but in fact, you find that the most enduring melodies are often… — Ken Hensley
Willpower is what separates us from the animals. It's the capacity to restrain our impulses, resist temptation - do what's right and good for us… — Roy Baumeister
Is it not a great temptation to be so valiant in imagination and so cowardly in execution? — Saint Francis de Sales
If we have Senators and Congressmen there that can't protect themselves against the evil temptations of lobbyists, we don't need to change our lobbies, we… — Will Rogers
I hope you're very careful working, eating and drinking when the heat is so great--there are temptations there which at home you are free from--beware… — Emily Dickinson
One great remedy against all manner of temptation, great or small, is to open the heart and lay bare its suggestion, likings, and dislikings before… — Saint Francis de Sales
After you have made a decision that is pleasing to God, the Devil may try to make you have second thoughts. Intensify your prayer time,… — Ignatius Loyola
When you get up in the morning, before you suffer yourselves to eat one mouthful of food, call your wife and children together, bow down… — Brigham Young
Mature people must find their own ways to cope with their own temptations. — Amy Dickinson
What makes the temptation of power so seemingly irresistible? Maybe it is that power offers an easy substitute for the hard task of love. It… — Henri Nouwen
I would urge my fellow conservatives to avoid the temptation to crow about it or take credit. — Gary Bauer
In many ways, large profits are even more insidious than large losses in terms of emotional destabilization. I think it's important not to be emotionally… — William Eckhardt

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