Temptation Quotes

982 Temptation quotes by 687 unique authors

Scruples, temptations, and fears, and cutting perplexities of the heart, are often the lot of the most excellent persons. — Thomas a Kempis
I never give in to the temptation to be difficult just for the sake of being difficult. That would be too ridiculous. — Jacques Derrida
Speaking of a future at most only decades away, an experimenter in intelligence control asserted, “I foresee a time when we shall have the means… — Zbigniew Brzezinski
I would warn any minority student today against the temptations of self-segregation: take support and comfort from your own group as you can, but don’t… — Sonia Sotomayor
Satan gives Adam an apple, and takes away Paradise. Therefore in all temptations let us consider not what he offers, but what we shall lose. — Richard Sibbes
I find it most true that the greatest temptation outside of hell is to live without temptations; if water stands, it rots; faith is the… — Samuel Rutherford
We know nothing of the trials, sorrows and temptations of those around us, of pillows wet with sobs, of the life-tragedy that may be hidden… — William George Jordan
Temptation can be defined as an inducement to do evil. Three powerful forces work together to ruin a believer's character and witness: Satan, the world… — Charles Stanley
Money is emphasized in Scripture simply because our temptation to love it is inexplicably powerful. — Erwin W. Lutzer
No man, without trials and temptations, can attain a true understanding of the Holy Scriptures. — John Bunyan
Mir Bahadur Ali is, as we have seen, incapable of evading the most vulgar of art's temptations: that of being a genius. — Jorge Luis Borges
Temptation has been here ever since the Garden of Eden. — Jerry Falwell
The wind cannot overturn a mountain. Temptation cannot touch the man Who is awake, strong and humble, Who masters hiself and minds the law. — Gautama Buddha
When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers. — Gerald Jampolsky
Satan's temptation may be summed up as appealing to man in this way: it made man desire to have what God had forbidden, to know… — Henry Clarence Thiessen
Pay attention to the voice within. . . . Sometimes the voice of your conscience gets drowned out by crowd noise or by the pep… — Price Pritchett
The dangerous temptation of wildlife films is that they can lull us into thinking we can get by without the original models -- that we… — Doug Peacock
Dreams have consequences. There is no turning back. A revolution is not a painless march to the gates of freedom and justice. It is a… — Hisham Matar
Better guide the young than reclaim them when old For the voice of true wisdom is calling "To rescue the fallen is good, but tis… — Unknown Author
When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that… — Gerald Jampolsky
A good portrait is incredibly hard to create, there is too much temptation to pander to the individual rather than portray them as they really… — Philippe Halsman
Each one of us will travel a different road during this life. Each progresses at a different rate. Temptations that trouble your brother may not… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Like Jesus, we can decide, daily or instantly, to give no heed to temptation (see D&C 20:22). We can respond to irritation with a smile… — Neal A. Maxwell
One of the more serious temptations which stifles boldness and zeal is a defeatism, which turns us into querulous and disillusioned pessimists, sourpusses. — Pope Francis
Lent is like a long 'retreat' during which we can turn back into ourselves and listen to the voice of God, in order to defeat… — Pope Benedict XVI

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