Temptation Quotes

Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.

That's what I loved about Temptation Island. I don't even know why they did it.

The whole mystery of temptation is to have sins suggested to us, and to be swept after them by a sudden enthusiasm, which sometimes feels as strong as the Spirit of God ever made in us the enthusiasm for virtue.

Temptation is like a knife, that may either cut the meat or the throat of a man; it may be his food or his poison, his exercise or his destruction.

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

We should every night call ourselves to an account: what infirmity have I mastered today? what passions opposed? what temptation resisted? what virtue acquired? Our vices will abate of themselves if they be brought every day to the shrift.

We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.

Many people genuinely do not want to be saints, and it is probable that some who achieve or aspire to sainthood have never felt much temptation to be human beings.

The mainstream media may have trouble resisting the temptation to declare that Karl Rove has been demoted, but the truth is quite the contrary. By giving up his role as deputy White House chief of staff, Rove has been freed to do what he does best: shape big issues and develop strategies to win elections.

The people ask much, often more than any government can give. We must resist the temptation to promise solutions to all problems.

Idleness is a constant sin, and labor is a duty. Idleness is the devil's home for temptation and for unprofitable, distracting musings; while labor profit others and ourselves.

Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.

Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.

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

It is a common temptation of Satan to make us give up the reading of the Word and prayer when our enjoyment is gone; as if it were of no use to read the Scriptures when we do not enjoy them, and as if it were no use to pray when we have no spirit of prayer.

About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you're fighting temptation.

What makes resisting temptation difficult for many people is they don't want to discourage it completely.

The first temptation, upon meeting an old friend after many years, is always to - look the other way.