Quotes by Temptation When you are tempted to look elsewhere for greener pastures, just remember someone else is probably looking at yours. And if another pasture looks greener, perhaps it is getting better care and attention. Grass is always greener . . . where it is watered. Ezra Taft Benson get-better temptation justice For me, temptation is life and I have a gargantuan appetite for everything. Felix Dennis appetite temptation The city is always influential in the work, though I've had that temptation to leave, but only recently. It's difficult because whenever I start working someplace else, I'm like, "Man, this would have been better if I had my subwoofer." Flying Lotus influential temptation men The temptations of prosperity insinuate themselves after a gentle, but very powerful manner; so that we are but little aware of them and less able to withstand them. Francis Atterbury powerful temptation littles With so much reading ahead of you, the temptation might be to speed up. But in fact it’s essential to slow down and read every word. Because one important thing that can be learned by reading slowly is the seemingly obvious but oddly underappreciated fact that language is the medium we use in much the same way a composer uses notes, the way a painter uses paint. I realize it may seem obvious, but it’s surprising how easily we lose sight of the fact that words are the raw material out of which literature is crafted. Francine Prose reading temptation sight Avoid the temptation to work so hard that there is no time left for serious thinking. Francis Crick serious temptation thinking I have one reason why you should walk away from that temptation right now. One reason: God. Is. Better. Francis Chan should temptation reason-why When the flesh presents thee with delights, then present thyself with dangers; where the world possesses thee with vain hopes, there possess thyself with true fear; when the devil brings thee oil, bring thou vinegar. The way to be safe is never to be secure. Francis Quarles oil devil temptation How different the peace of God from that of the world! It calms the passions, preserves the purity of the conscience, is inseparable from righteousness, unites us to God and strengthens us against temptations. The peace of the soul consists in an absolute resignation to the will of God. Francois Fenelon passion temptation peace Temptations are a file which rub off much of the rust of our self-confidence. Francois Fenelon rust self-confidence temptation When tempted, the shortest and surest way is to act like a little child at the breast; when we show it a frightful monster, it shrinks back and buries its face in its mother's bosom, that it may no longer behold it. Francois Fenelon temptation mother children The realization of God's presence is the one sovereign remedy against temptation. Francois Fenelon sovereign realization temptation When temptations march monotonously in regiments, one waits for to pass. Frank Moore Colby march temptation waiting He had angered Providence by resisting too many temptations. There was nothing left but heaven, where he would meet only those who, like him, had wasted earth. F. Scott Fitzgerald earth temptation heaven And always, he fought the temptation to choose a clear, safe course, warning 'That path leads ever down into stagnation. Frank Herbert safe warning temptation There's a lesson in every temptation. Frank Herbert lessons temptation Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory. Frederick William Faber resistance victory temptation As the worlds getting filled with temptations, were getting a bit frivolous and a bit fickle. Freida Pinto fickle temptation world Holiness is not freedom from temptation, but power to overcome temptation. G. Campbell Morgan holiness temptation overcoming To undertake the direction of the economic life of people with widely divergent ideals and values is to assume responsibilities which commit one to the use of force; it is to assume a position where the best intentions cannot prevent one from being forced to act in a way which to some of those affected must appear highly immoral. This is true even if we assume the dominant power to be as idealistic and unselfish as we can possibly conceive. But how small is the likelihood that it will be unselfish, and how great are the temptations! Friedrich August von Hayek responsibility temptation people «678910111213141516»
