Tempts Quotes

60 Tempts quotes by 57 unique authors

The next time the devil tempts you to think that you are not worthy to approach God, here is what I advise: Agree. Say, “You… — Greg Laurie
... if a man prays God for some virtue, and at the same time gives himself up to negligence, acquiring no definite means to gain… — Lorenzo Scupoli
Wine is like women. It tempts you; it comforts you; it confuses you and can even turn on you when you least expect it. It… — Alton Brown
Our fleshly nature tempts us to put ourselves above others or seek a position or place for ourselves instead of allowing others to have it. — David Jeremiah
This is a common experience in my traveling. I plod along, thinking what a miserable world this is and what miserable fellows we that inhabit… — Henry David Thoreau
Those Saints, which God loves best, The Devil tempts not least. — Robert Herrick
Heterosexuality is dangerous. It tempts you to aim at a perfect duality of desire. — Marguerite Duras
The Devil never tempts us with more success than when he tempts us with a sight of our own good actions. — Thomas F. Wilson
The green tempts me to make the rich the enemy, and take their cheese. — The Notorious B.I.G.
I began to feel lighthearted. Don't ever do that; it tempts some dark and evil force abroad in the universe. — Tanith Lee
The devil tempts us not--'tis we tempt him, Reckoning his skill with opportunity. — George Eliot
For a young and presumptuous poet a disposition to write satires is one of the most dangerous he can encourage. It tempts him to personalities,… — Robert Southey
Wisdom: The first error is that of the southern people, and it consists in holding that these eastern and western places are real places. ...… — C.S. Lewis
Sometimes the devil tempts me to believe in God. — Bill Vaughan
On this narrow planet, we have only the choice between two unknown worlds. One of them tempts us - ah! what a dream, to live… — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
But Satan now is wiser than of yore, and tempts by making rich, not making poor. — Alexander Pope
Anyone whose goal is 'something higher' must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo? Fear of falling? No, Vertigo is something other than fear… — Milan Kundera
Readers are not sheep, and not every pen tempts them. — Vladimir Nabokov
The past tempts us, the present confuses us, and the future frightens us. And our lives slip away, moment by moment, lost in that vast… — J. Michael Straczynski
[I]t is the wine that leads me on, the wild wine that sets the wisest man to sing at the top of his lungs, laugh… — Homer
I have grown weary of literature: silence alone comforts me. If I continue to write, it’s because I have nothing more to accomplish in this… — Clarice Lispector
Faustus: Stay, Mephistopheles, and tell me, what good will my soul do thy lord? Mephistopheles: Enlarge his kingdom. Faustus: Is that the reason he tempts… — Christopher Marlowe
Walking and overcoming by faith is not easy. For one thing, the dimension of time constantly constrains our perspective. Likewise, the world steadily tempts us.… — Neal A. Maxwell
All good things require effort. That which is worth having will cost part of your physical being, your intellectual power, and your soul power—‘Ask, and… — David O. McKay
Chaos is impatient. It's random. And above all it's selfish. It tears down everything just for the sake of change, feeding on itself in constant… — Rick Riordan

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