Abandon Quote by John Calvin

No matter how many pleasures Satan offers you, his ultimate intention is to ruin you. Your destruction is his highest priority.

— Erwin W. Lutzer

No pleasure is evil in itself; but the means by which certain pleasures are gained bring pains many times greater than the pleasures.

— Epicurus

Your conscience is no defense against you sins; however, it can unfortunately deny you the pleasure of enjoying them.

— Salvador de Madariaga

In avoiding the appearance of evil, I am not sure but I have sometimes unnecessarily deprived myself and others of innocent enjoyments.

— Rutherford B. Hayes

If you are to go to Christ, do not put on your good doings and feelings, or you will get nothing; go in your…

— Charles Spurgeon

Don’t concentrate on what you don’t have or have lost. The Lord promised the obedient to share all that He possesses with them. You…

— Richard G. Scott

The Lord sometimes allows people who are devoted to Him to fall into such dreadful vices; and this is in order to prevent them…

— Seraphim of Sarov

I assure you by the Lord, your adversaries shall get no advantage against you, except you sin, and offend your Lord, in your sufferings.

— Samuel Rutherford

God doesn't tempt you. You're tempted by your own evil desires.

— Anonymous

If you don't enjoy your life, sorrow, sadness, suffering, fear, shame and guilt will.

— Iyanla Vanzant

It is no sin to be tempted; the wickedness lies in being overcome.

— Honore de Balzac

It is a sin to persue pleasure as a good and to avoid pain as a evil.

— Marcus Aurelius