Temptations Quotes

261 quotes by 215 authors

The deceit, the lie of the devil consists of this, that he wishes to make man believe that he can live without God's Word. Thus… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I love the soul that dares tread the temptations of his years beneath his youthful feet. — Isaac Watts
Like the apple of Thine eye preserve me, O Lord God; defend me and beneath Thy wings shelter me from temptations. — Ephrem the Syrian
When we were little, we kept close to our mother in a dark alley or if dogs barked at us. Now, when we feel temptations… — Josemaria Escriva
In temptations against chastity, the spiritual masters advise us, not so much to contend with the bad thought, as to turn the mind to some… — Alphonsus Liguori
Some temptations are so great it takes great courage to yield to them. — Oscar Wilde
By the consultation of books, whether of dead or living authors, many temptations of petulance and opposition, which occur in oral conferences, are avoided. An… — Samuel Johnson
There is no enemy can hurt us but by our own hands. Satan could not hurt us, if our own corruption betrayed us not. Afflictions… — Joseph Hall
Women are not thousands of temptations to hell. They are thousands of reminders of the beauty of heaven. — Jason Evert
Afflictions, like bills and pikes, make a terrible show when they cannot reach us; but the temptations of prosperity, like unseen bullets, wound and kill… — George Downame
I resist my temptations in order to feel i am free. — Mike Gayle
When you do the right thing, enjoy it! When you take positive actions, enjoy them. After all, they are leading you toward positive results. Pat… — Ralph Marston
It is not the temptations you have, but the decision you make about them that counts. — Billy Graham
I had prepared myself for prison and torture as a soldier in peacetime prepares for the hardships of war. I had studied the lives of… — Richard Wurmbrand
The Temptations still stand today, not in spite of those who left us, but because of them. — Otis Williams
Temptations and occasions put nothing into a man, but only draw out what was in him before. — John Owen
I did not learn my theology all at once, but had to search constantly deeper and deeper for it. My temptations did that for me,… — Martin Luther
Nothing more completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity than straigthforward and simple integrity in another. A knave would rather quarrel with… — Charles Caleb Colton
Temptations are enemies outside the castle seeking entrance. If there be no false retainer within who holds treacherous parley, there can scarcely be even an… — Henry Ward Beecher
Frequent and violent temptations were a proof that the citadel of the soul had not fallen and that the devil raged to make it fall. — James Joyce

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