Temptation Quotes

982 Temptation quotes by 687 unique authors

If we do not fill our mind with prayer, it will fill itself with anxieties, worries, temptations, resentments, and unwelcome memories. — Scott Hahn
They also held that the way to salvation was to give way to lust and temptation in all things. And no greater percentage of them… — Neil Gaiman
Which of us can resist the temptation of being thought indispensable? — Margaret Atwood
I fell victim to the temptation of every autobiographer, to the illusion that since the past exists only in one's memories and the words which… — Salman Rushdie
He has resisted Temptation for Centuries, A stone cold warrior whose frozen heart refuses to thaw- Until Her.. — Tina St. John
‎"With any major decision there are cautions and considerations to make, but once there has been illumination, beware the temptation to retreat from a good… — Jeffrey R. Holland
People will always prefer black-and-white over shades of grey, and so there will always be the temptation to hold overly-simplified beliefs and to hold them… — Thomas Gilovich
There, Master Niketas,’ Baudolino said, ‘when I was not prey to the temptations of this world, I devoted my nights to imagining other worlds. A… — Umberto Eco
In such times as we are in, whether the threats be global or local or in individual lives, I too pray for the children. Some… — Jeffrey R. Holland
I felt an unrelenting restlessness. It was the first time I had ever experienced jealousy, and that emotion clung to my skin day and night… — Isabel Allende
The noonday devil of the Christian life is the temptation to lose the inner self while preserving the shell of edifying behavior. Suddenly I discover… — Brennan Manning
By understanding the nuances of the world around you and how to survive the temptations, you can rule anything. Even yourself — Sherrilyn Kenyon
So that it must be only by the imagination that Satan has access to the soul, to tempt and delude it, or suggest anything to… — Jonathan Edwards
The devil and temptations also do give occasion unto us somewhat to learn and understand the Scriptures, by experience and practice. Without trials and temptations… — Martin Luther
...the sweetest temptation could be that which was known to be the most foolish. — Piers Anthony
She was temptation wrapped in casual elegance. — Christine Feehan
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… — John Owen
We want to believe in the essential, unchanging goodness of people, in their power to resist external pressures, in their rational appraisal and then rejection… — Philip Zimbardo
Half at least of all morality is negative and consists in keeping out of mischief. The lords prayer is less than 50 words long, and… — Aldous Huxley
Tempt not a desperate man — William Shakespeare
Miss Prism: ... And you do not seem to reealize, dear Doctor, that by persistently remaining single, a man coverts himself into a permanent public… — Oscar Wilde
The clearest sensation that a human being has when he experiences the holy is an overpowering and overwhelming sense of creatureliness. That is, when we… — R C Sproul
I could not resist the temptation of mystifying him a bit, I suppose it is some taste of the original apple that remains still in… — Bram Stoker
It’s rather a strong check to one’s self-complacency to find how much of one’s right doing depends on not being in want of money. — George Eliot
Often the best way to overcome desire is to satisfy it. — W. Somerset Maugham

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