Believe Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every time the enemy throws us off our guard, and we give way to temptation, he gains so much; he weakens us and strengthens…

— Brigham Young

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The temptation is not in failing or in laying down the cross because of weakness. The real temptation is in trying to pick up…

— David Wilkerson

If we know anything about man, it's that he's not pacific. The temptation to butcher anyone considered undesirable seems to be a common temptation,…

— Larry McMurtry

“We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it: and Christ, because he was the…

— C.S. Lewis

“Do not grieve over temptations you suffer. When the Lord intends to bestow a particular virtue on us, He often permits us first to…

— Anonymous

“Do you really think ... that it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations that it requires…

— Oscar Wilde

There are some temptations which are so strong that they must be virtues.

— Charles Baudelaire

“What’s the use of temptations if we don’t yield to them?”

— Mackenzi Lee

“And bear this in mind: Every temptation you overcome makes you stronger to overcome others, while every temptation that defeats you makes you weaker.…

— D.L. Moody

“Life's temptations have the purpose of putting our spiritual integrity to the test. To yield to them, however, gives one a precarious and tormented…

— Anonymous

“resistance to temptation makes the heart grow stronger.”

— Alan Griffin