Temptation Quotes - Page 16

If thou least fallen into sin through violent temptations, seek speedily for repentance for it, recovery out of it, and reformation from it.

A world of little cares is continually arising, which busy or affluent life knows nothing of, to open the first door to distress. Hunger is not among the postponable wants; and a day, even a few hours, in such a condition is often the crisis of a life of ruin.

The ordeal of virtue is to resist all temptation to evil.

The only way to avoid cannon-shot is to fall down. No such way to be freed from temptation as to keep low.

Nowadays those are rewarded who make right appear wrong.

We never know the quality of someone else's life, though we seldom resist the temptation to assume and pass judgement.

We're all going to be victims of temptation at several points in our lives.

No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.

An acknowledged love sanctifies every little freedom; and little freedoms beget great ones.

Parents and children seldom act in concert: each child endeavors to appropriate the esteem or fondness of the parents, and the parents, with yet less temptation, betray each other to their children.

It is always a temptation to a rich and lazy nation, To puff and look important and to say:- 'Though we know we should defeat you, we have not the time to meet you, We will therefore pay you cash to go away.'

We should have a strong president. Strong enough to resist the temptation of taking power that a president shouldn't have.

By and large the United States has been able to resist the temptation to close its doors to the world.

Let a man be but in earnest in praying against a temptation as the tempter is in pressing it, and he needs not proceed by a surer measure.

Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse; Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse.

In the hour of my distress, When temptations me oppress, And when I my sins confess, Sweet Spirit, comfort me.

Those Saints, which God loves best, The Devil tempts not least.

If we don't want temptation to follow us, we shouldn't act as if we are interested. No one ever fell over a precipice who never went near one.

Obviously, there's the temptation to sit back and smile, .. But there's so much at stake, we have to do our due diligence.

...the sweetest temptation could be that which was known to be the most foolish.

Remove but the temptations of leisure, and the bow of Cupid will lose its effect.

Some temptations are so great it takes great courage to yield to them.

Temptation hath a music for all ears.

Those who operate through the Holy Spirit are more equipped to resist temptation.

Judges need to restrict themselves to the proper resolution of the case before them. They need to avoid the temptation to set broad policy.