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Tempted Quotes

'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.

William Shakespeare (2014). “The Arden Dictionary Of Shakespeare Quotations”, p.280, A&C Black

The tempter or the tempted, who sins most?

'Measure for Measure' (1604) act 2, sc. 2, l. 162

Managers that always promise to 'make the numbers' will at some point be tempted to make up the numbers.

Warren Buffett (2009). “Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha”, p.47, John Wiley & Sons

When I read something saying I've not done anything as good as 'Catch-22' I'm tempted to reply, 'Who has?'

"The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Quotations". Book edited by Peter Kemp, p. 303, 1997.

The general tendency [is] to be censorious of the vices to which one has not been tempted.

Rebecca West (2010). “The Thinking Reed”, p.193, Open Road Media

I wasn't tempted to go into academia for a second.

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

People can so easily be tempted by slackness... and by money.

Anne Frank, General Press (2016). “The Diary of a Young Girl”, p.165, GENERAL PRESS

When tempted to do any thing in secret, ask yourself if you would do it in public.

Thomas Jefferson, Jerry Holmes (2002). “Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts”, p.258, Rowman & Littlefield