Compelled Quote by William Penn

If thou wouldst conquer thy weakness, thou must never gratify it.

— William Penn

If thou wouldn't conquer thy weakness thou must not gratify it.

— William Penn

If weakness may excuse, What murderer, what traitor, parricide, Incestuous, sacrilegious, but may plead it? All wickedness is weakness; that plea, therefore, With God…

— John Milton

'Tis no sin to be tempted, but to be overcome.

— William Penn

If any sensual weakness arise, we are to yield all our sound forces to the overthrowing of so unnatural a rebellion; wherein how can…

— Philip Sidney

“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

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

— Honore de Balzac

“Weakness begets evil”

— Jo Goodman

“Berating ourselves for our flaws and our weakness only serves to undermine our strength to become. Repenting from our sin is essential. Beating ourselves…

— Stasi Eldredge

“Human nature, gentleman. It is original sin that leads men to misfortune, every time. I am a speculator in the market, gentlemen, and that…

— Edward Rutherfurd

“For no temptation (no trial regarded as enticing to sin), [no matter how it comes or where it leads] has overtaken you and laid…

— Joyce Meyer

Know that all sins and all evils can be summed up in that one word, weakness. It is weakness that is the motive power…

— Swami Vivekananda