Chess Quote by Leonid Shamkovich

Some temptations cannot be fought. One must close one's mind and fly from them

— A.J. Cronin

Which of us can resist the temptation of being thought indispensable?

— Margaret Atwood

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body.

— H. L. Mencken

Temptation always starts in your mind, not in circumstances.

— Rick Warren

Temptation is the feeling we get when encountered by an opportunity to do what we innately know we shouldn't.

— Steve Maraboli

We must learn by experience to avoid either trains of thought or social situations which for us (not necessarily for everyone) lead to temptations.…

— C. S. Lewis

“We are punished for our refusals. Every impulse that we strive to strangle broods in the mind and poisons us. The body sins once,…

— Oscar Wilde

We are creatures of imitation. We find it hard to resist the temptation to do that which we see others doing.

— Napoleon Hill

Temptation is necessary to make us realize that we are nothing in ourselves.

— Josemaria Escriva

Temptation cannot exist without the concurrence of inclination and opportunity.

— Edwin Hubbel Chapin

“But once you realize that we are not just thinking things but creatures of habit, you’ll then realize that temptation isn’t just about bad…

— James K.A. Smith

I am in the pitiable situation of feeling all the force of temptation without having the strength to succumb to it.

— Lord Chesterfield