Bait Quote by John Milton

As therefore the state of man now is, what wisdom can there be to choose, what continence to forbear, without the knowledge of good…

— John Milton

He that can apprehend and consider vice with all her baits and seeming pleasures, and yet abstain, and yet distinguish, and yet prefer that…

— John Milton

“Let him then, who would be indeed a Christian, watch over his ways and over his heart with unceasing circumspection. Let him endeavour to…

— William Wilberforce

A Christian must always be kind, gracious, and wise in order to conquer evil by good.

— John of Kronstadt

One doesn’t have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient. In fact, a man…

— Charles M. Blow

There is oftentimes a great deal of knowledge where there is but little wisdom to improve that knowledge. It is not the most knowing…

— Thomas Brooks

Do not yield to Satan's enticements; rather, stand firm for truth. The unsatisfied yearnings of the soul will not be met by a never-ending…

— Thomas S. Monson

One of the most evil dispositions possible is that which satirizes and turns everything to ridicule. God abhors this vice, and has sometimes punished…

— Saint Francis de Sales

The wisdom which does not proceed from Christ, and which does not as a consequence lead to Him, is only foolishness; for God, as…

— Pastor Scott

According to Christian teachers, the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride.

— C. S. Lewis

“Christians are to avoid foolish living. Wise living understands the folly of immorality and the value of doing whatever is pleasing to the Lord.…

— Garry Friesen

“The evil in the world comes almost always from ignorance, and goodwill can cause as much damage as ill-will if it is not enlightened.…

— Albert Camus