Temptation Quotes - Page 14

The worm that destroys you is the temptation to agree with your critics, to get their approval.
Thomas Harris (1999). “Hannibal”
Man's chief merit consists in resisting the impulses of his nature.
Samuel Johnson (1966). “Johnsonian miscellanies”, Constable
'The Ring and the Book' (1868-9) bk. 10, l. 1184
Rabindranath Tagore, Krishna Dutta, Andrew Robinson (1997). “Selected Letters of Rabindranath Tagore”, p.216, Cambridge University Press
Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (1891) ch. 19
Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in gay, fine colours, that are but skin-deep.
Matthew Henry (2016). “Bible Commentary - Genesis”, p.68, Bible Study Books
Laurence Sterne (1805). “The Works of Laurence Sterne, A. M.: A sentimental journey through France and Italy. The Koran: or, The life, character and sentiments of Tria Juncta in Uno. A political romance”, p.323
Larry McMurtry (2010). “Oh What a Slaughter: Massacres in the American West: 1846--1890”, p.1, Simon and Schuster
John Locke (1821). “Two treatises of government”, p.313