Tempted Quotes

330 Tempted quotes by 291 unique authors

Art thou in misery, brother? Then I pray Be comforted. Thy grief shall pass away. Art thou elated? Ah, be not too gay; Temper thy… — Paul Hamilton Hayne
Lord Jesu, I ask Thee, give unto me movement in Thy love without measure; desire without limit; longing without order; burning without discretion. Truly the… — Richard Rolle
Anne Barton is a delightful new voice in historical romance! Once She Was Tempted is a charming read, with characters who are easy to love--a… — Tessa Dare
I haven't had a drink in thirteen years, but occasionally I'm tempted to have one beer. The problem is that if I have that one… — Craig Ferguson
Sometimes you get tempted to make something wonderful even better but in doing so you lose what was so wonderful to begin with. — Polly Horvath
Neither fear nor self-interest can convert the soul. They may change the appearance, perhaps even the conduct, but never the object of supreme desire... Fear… — Bernard of Clairvaux
Whenever I see people with their collars up, I'm tempted to point it out to them like you would for someone who has a food… — Stephan Pastis
I just wonder what it would be like to be reincarnated in an animal whose species had been so reduced in numbers than it was… — Prince Philip
If tempted by something that feels 'altruistic,' examine your motives and root out that self-deception. Then, if you still want to do it, wallow in… — Robert A. Heinlein
I'm not advocating the strenuous life for everyone or trying to say it's the choice form of life. Anyone who's had the luck or misfortune… — Ernest Hemingway
The only way to escape the personal corruption of praise is to go on working. One is tempted to stop and listen to it. The… — Albert Einstein
How could any entrepreneur, confronted by such amazing opportunities to help transform the world and to do so with such extraordinary colleagues, be tempted to… — Bill Drayton
So don't be tempted by the shiny apple Don't you eat of a bitter fruit Hunger only for a taste of justice Hunger only for… — Tracy Chapman
One really ought to be afraid of self-torture. But it tempted me. It begged. The dark place that my mind was fast becoming blends, in… — Marya Hornbacher
When I look at the Republicans, I am tempted to dismiss them as the Treason Party. Seriously, were a band of traitors to concoct a… — Neil Steinberg
Look at Jesus Christ. Every time he was in trouble he used the Word of God. When he was tempted he used the Word. When… — Timothy Keller
What we are tempted to call a disaster is sometimes the first, painful stage of a blessing. — Stephen Mitchell
Realism should only be the means of expression of religious genius... or, at the other extreme, the artistic expressions of monkeys which are quite satisfied… — Albert Camus
No man could be equipped for the presidency if he has never been tempted by one of the seven cardinal sins. — Eugene McCarthy
Who knows whether in retirement I shall be tempted to the last infirmity of mundane minds, which is to write a book. — Geoffrey Fisher
"Oh, when we are journeying through the murky night and the dark woods of affliction and sorrow, it is something to find here and there… — Alexander MacLaren
Anytime you're tempted to upsell someone else, stop what you're doing and upserve instead. — Daniel H. Pink
The next time you’re tempted to groan, you might try to laugh instead. It will extend your life and make the lives of all those… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
A day will come when the civilized world will deny its God, when the Church will doubt as Peter doubted. She will be tempted to… — Pope Pius XII
God is pleased continually to vary His mode of dealing with us, in order that we may not be tempted to trust in donors, or… — George Muller

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