Temptation Quotes

982 Temptation quotes by 687 unique authors

A man finds in the productions of nature an inexhaustible stock of material on which he can employ himself, without any temptations to envy or… — Samuel Johnson
By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation. — Oscar Wilde
Sometimes it takes courage to give into temptation. — Oscar Wilde
It is a temptation to exploit one's technique because an audience is easily reached this way, but they cannot be moved by technique alone and… — Unknown Author
The actor's physical type isn't and shouldn't be the main consideration. Does the actor look the part? It is the simplest question to deal with.… — Harold Clurman
For worship is, essentially, the reverse of sin. Sin began (and begins) when we succumb to the temptation, "You shall be as gods." We make… — Sinclair B. Ferguson
Little self-denials, little honesties, little passing words of sympathy, little nameless acts of kindness, little silent victories over favorite temptations-these are the silent threads of… — Frederic Farrar
We always have visions, before a thing is made real. When we realize that although the vision is real, it is not real in us,… — Oswald Chambers
Character is both formed and revealed by how one deals with everyday situations as well as extraordinary pressures and temptations. Like a well-made tower, character… — Michael Josephson
Character - Some day, you will be wrestling with the great temptation, or trembling under the great sorrow of your life. But the real struggle… — Phillips Brooks
We should every night call ourselves to an account: What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed? What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired? Our… — Seneca the Younger
Resist the temptation to try to use dazzling style to conceal weakness of substance. — Stanley Schmidt
I resist the temptation to curate my apartment. — Thelma Golden
For any filmmaker who has just released a film and who is experiencing some measure of success, the temptation can be great to respond to… — Julia Bacha
Probably the biggest temptation that young writers face is to be entertaining, to show your bag of tricks and do a bit of tap dancing.… — Teju Cole
Believe it or not, when you fast in the Spirit, God makes you more equipped to deal with hunger, irritability, and temptation. — Monica Johnson
Those who operate through the Holy Spirit are more equipped to resist temptation. — Monica Johnson
Neither liberal nor conservative politicians can resist the temptation to stand as mighty sequoias of rectitude amid the lowly underbrush of fundraising. — P.J. O'Rourke
Obedience brings peace in decision making. If we have firmly made up our minds to follow the commandments, we will not have to redecide which… — James E. Faust
Temptation coaxes us toward sin, and sin leads to sickness and death, and ultimately confinement in the realm of the evil one. — Frederica Mathewes-Green
When I was a child, the temptation to sin was always a romantic option. This romantic option led me to the cinema, a place where… — Harmony Korine
There has always been discouragement, negativism, and temptation in the world because of Lucifer. — Joseph B. Wirthlin
People are fascinated with eternal life and physical power - the idea of having no vulnerability. We all feel small and powerless in the world… — Alexandra Cassavetes
Salafists are fundamentalists who dedicate their lives to religious preaching, converting non-believers and defending the strict moral codes of Islamic law. Salafists are generally poor,… — Richard Engel
Genocide is not just a murderous madness; it is, more deeply, a politics that promises a utopia beyond politics - one people, one land, one… — Michael Ignatieff

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