Temptations Quotes
261 quotes by 218 authors
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Scandal often does as much harm to the listeners as to those who devise it, even if it were to do no other harm than…
— Vincent de Paul
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Given the difficulty of resisting such temptations over the longer run, a proper concern for the welfare of congressional souls may well be the ultimate…
— James L. Buckley
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If we entertain temptations, soon they begin entertaining us!
— Neal A. Maxwell
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If you take temptations into account, who is to say that he is better than his neighbor?
— William Makepeace Thackeray
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Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse; Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse.
— Robert Herrick
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A total commitment to anxiously serve the Lord and others is the surest way to overcome temptations of the adversary.
— James M. Paramore
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We knew before we came (to earth) that there would be many adverse circumstances to test us: accidents, sickness, and disease to prove us; temptations…
— Robert E. Wells
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Even as we slog through the trials, persecutions, irritations, temptations, distractions, apathy, and just plain weariness of this world, the gospel points us to heaven…
— Greg Gilbert
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Prayer cleanses from sin, drives away temptations, stamps out persecutions, comforts the fainthearted, gives new strength to the courageous, brings travellers safely home, calms the…
— Tertullian
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Faith in the atonement and intercession of Christ will keep us steadfast and immovable amid the temptations that press upon us in the church militant.
— Ellen G. White
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Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is an angel's face. Every man deems…
— Lydia M. Child
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You must learn that if you are a Christian, you will without a doubt experience all kinds of opposition and evil inclinations in the flesh.…
— Martin Luther
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The temptations to wrong are many; they spring out of a corrupt nature.
— Matthew Simpson
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Patience is necessary in this life because so much of life is fraught with adversity. No matter how hard we try, our lives will never…
— Thomas a Kempis
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Many priests and employees at temples work for pay. No one should judge religion on the basis of the shortcomings of such workers. We should…
— Mata Amritanandamayi
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Where faith is not continually kept in motion and exercised, it weakens and decreases, so that it must indeed vanish; and yet we do not…
— Martin Luther
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I listen to a lot of old stuff like Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, and The Temptations.
— Brett Davern
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From the cradle to the grave, temptations all around. But no matter how good the fix, its gonna take you down.
— Keith Urban
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What the members of the Church need, more than anything else, are strong testimonies of Jesus Christ and the gospel He restored. They need to…
— John Bytheway
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Do not try to find a place free from temptations and troubles. Rather, seek a peace that endures even when you are beset by various…
— Thomas a Kempis
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