Temptation Quotes

Most dangerous is that temptation that doth goad us on to sin in loving virtue.

It was a decision to work clean. I just prefer to work that way. I have no problem with comedians who don't work that way. There was a temptation in the early '70s to reconsider. I decided against it.

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.

The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper bringing-up, a sound set of values - and witnesses.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.

One should fight like the devil the temptation to think well of editors. They are all, without exception - at least some of the time, incompetent or crazy.

There is so much temptation to hold on to my career even more now. To try to micromanage and dictate every little aspect. But that's not how I want to do things anymore. I'm thinking about how can I trust God more. How can I surrender more? How can I bring him more glory? It's a fight. But it's one I'm going to keep fighting.

We must resist the temptation of once again turning America into the traditional bogeyman of the left.

You oughtn't to yield to temptation. Well, somebody must, or the thing becomes absurd.

If we know anything about man, it's that he's not pacific. The temptation to butcher anyone considered undesirable seems to be a common temptation, not always resisted.

We all have the temptation to be backseat drivers when it comes to decisions that don't work out the way we want.

Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.

Most people would like to be delivered from temptation but would like it to keep in touch.

I'd never say no to surgery in the future, because I feel like, as I get older, I'm going to face temptation more.

One of the important things about temptation is, if I'm going to deal with it I'm going to have to recognize, this is an area of weakness in my life. I have been tempted here before and before and before.

There's an awful temptation to just keep on researching. There comes a point where you just have to stop, and start writing.