Quotes by Temptation There is no harder shield for the devil to pierce with temptation than singing with prayer. Henry Ward Beecher singingtemptationprayer No man knows what he will do till the right temptation comes. Henry Ward Beecher temptationknowsmen Temptations are enemies outside the castle seeking entrance. If there be no false retainer within who holds treacherous parley, there can scarcely be even an offer. Henry Ward Beecher castlestemptationenemy A coat that is not used, the moths eat; and a Christian who is hung up so that he shall not be tempted-the moths eat him; and they have poor food at that. Henry Ward Beecher coatstemptationchristian I watched our friends' wary, intelligent faces droop at our tale. Their shock was a mere shadow of our own, resembling more the goodwilled imitation of that emotion, and for this reason it was a temptation to exaggerate, to throw a rope of superlatives across the abyss that divided experience from its representation by anecdote. Ian Mcewan shadowintelligenttemptation Servitude, in many cases, is not forced upon by the masters, but a temptation of the servants. Indro Montanelli casesmasterstemptation Novels help us to resist the temptation to think of the past as deficient. Ian Mcewan temptationpastthinking I love the soul that dares tread the temptations of his years beneath his youthful feet. Isaac Watts temptationfeetyears Satan's primary temptation strategy is to try and make us forget what God has said about us and to evaluate our standing before God by some other criteria J. D. Greear satantemptationtrying We often wonder that certain men and women are left by God to the commission of sins that shock us. We wonder how, under the temptation of a single hour, they fall from the very heights of virtue and of honor into sin and shame. The fact is that there are no such falls as these, or there are next to none. These men and women are those who have dallied with temptation--have exposed themselves to the influence of it, and have been weakened and corrupted by it. J. G. Holland temptationmenfall I fear it is sometimes forgotten that God has married together justification and sanctification. They are distinct and different things, beyond question, but one is never found without the other. All justified people are sanctified, and all sanctified people are justified. ... Tell me not of your justification, unless you have also some marks of sanctification. Boast not of Christ's work for you, unless you can show us the Spirit's work in you. J. C. Ryle temptationtogetherpeople The temptation was great to muster what force we could and put up a fight. It's the easiest way out, and the most satisfactory to self-respect--but, nearly invariably, the stupidest. Isaac Asimov fightingtemptationself You don't have to get in or out of a position all at once. Avoid the temptation of wanting to be completely right. Jack D. Schwager positiontemptation Power was my weakness and my temptation. And Miguel Sano is very tempting. But he is not weak. He is very, very strong. J. K. Rowling weaknessstrongtemptation As far as R&B, I listen to a lot of old school like the Temptations and Chris Brown. Jacob Latimore old-schooltemptationschool I never give in to the temptation to be difficult just for the sake of being difficult. That would be too ridiculous. Jacques Derrida temptationwould-begiving When one's function is to teach the loftiest wisdom, it is difficult to resist the temptation to believe that until you have spoken, nothing has been said. Jacques Maritain temptationsaidbelieve Power was my weakness and my temptation. J. K. Rowling deathly-hallowsweaknesstemptation There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted. James Branch Cabell temptationmemorieshistory No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that is his heart which is capable of responding to it. James Allen temptationheartmen«1112131415161718192021»
