Tempted Quotes

330 Tempted quotes by 291 unique authors

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe… — Ronald Reagan
Let your actions always speak for you, but be forever on guard against the terrible traps of false pride and conceit that can halt your… — Og Mandino
Are you tempted? Look unto Jesus. Are you afflicted? Look unto Jesus. Do all speak evil of you? Look unto Jesus. Do you feel cold,… — J C Ryle
There have been times when I could have succumbed to some form of bribe, or could have had my way by offering one. But ever… — Richard Branson
Halfway through any work, one is often tempted to go off on a tangent. Once you have yielded, you will be tempted to yield again… — Barbara Hepworth
Say I Want to Feel Good when youre Tempted to Indulge in Low-Energy Thoughts — Wayne Dyer
The next sentence is one of the most important spiritual truths you will ever learn: God develops the fruit of the Spirit in your life… — Rick Warren
It can be argued - and rightly - that Taiwan is not just another regional issue: after all, the Chinese regard it as part of… — Margaret Thatcher
People ask 'do you make a conscious effort not to swear?' - if you're doing silly stuff you're not tempted to put swearing in. All… — Tim Vine
Whenever I may be tempted to slack up and let the business run for awhile on its own impetus, I picture my competitor sitting at… — Harry Gordon Selfridge
In Jack Dempsey's early days he had a fight contract, which paid him two dollars per fight for the fights he won. He received nothing… — Sterling W Sill
The poor must be wisely visited and liberally cared for, so that mendicity shall not be tempted into mendacity, nor want exasperated into crime. — Robert Charles Winthrop
The Devil, having nothing else to do Went off to tempt my Lady Poltagrue. My Lady, tempted by a private whim, To his extreme annoyance,… — Hilaire Belloc
When you are tempted to look elsewhere for greener pastures, just remember someone else is probably looking at yours. And if another pasture looks greener,… — Ezra Taft Benson
This mortal probation is a brief period-just a short span, linking the eternity of the past with the eternity of the future. Yet it was… — ElRay L. Christiansen
Consider the reasons which make us certain that we are right, but not the fact that we are certain. If you are not convinced, ignore… — Ayn Rand
No man is matriculated to the art of life till he has been well tempted. — George Eliot
It's a good thing god doesn't let you look a year or two into the future, or you might be sorely tempted to shoot yourself. — Lee Iacocca
History gets thicker as it approaches recent times: more people, more events, and more books written about them. More evidence is preserved, often, one is… — A J P Taylor
I was tempted my junior year to go out of college and forgo my eligibility. I had broken several world records. I did have a… — Natalie Coughlin
Ministers are tempted to join the ranks of those who consider it their primary task to keep other people busy … But our task is… — Henri Nouwen
Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer but… — Abba Eban
If a girl is pretty she will be tempted. — Lillian Russell
Wanderlust is not a passion for travel exactly, it’s something more animal and more fickle- more like lust. We don’t lust after very many things in… — Elisabeth Eaves
Travel is like adultery: one is always tempted to be unfaithful to one's own country. To have imagination is inevitably to be dissatisfied with where… — Elisabeth Eaves

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