Quotes by Temptation Fish is meant to tempt as well as nourish, and everything that lives in water is seductive. Jean-Paul Aron seductivetemptationwater Anything is a temptation to those who dread it. Jean de la Bruyere dreadtemptation hen, there's such a temptation to just constantly write things that are going to make the fans happy. Sometimes it takes a little bit of unhappiness to make those happy pay-offs work better. That's something that is fascinating to us and I think has really changed the way that stories are told. Jeff Pinkner temptationwritingthinking At times discreetly, at times disgustingly, I yielded to the most fatal temptation whenever I could no longer bear it: as a result of impatience, Orpheus lost Eurydice; as a result of impatience, I lost myself. Jean-Paul Sartre impatiencetemptationbears Love is the one thing stronger than desire and the only proper reason to resist temptation. Jeanette Winterson temptationdesirelove-is When fleeing the scene of temptation, do not leave a forwarding address. Jeffrey R. Holland fleeingaddressestemptation Temptations will no more prevail over a contented man, than a dart that is thrown against a brazen wall. Jeremiah Burroughs walltemptationmen So long as idleness is quite shut out from our lives, all the sins of wantonness, softness, and effeminacy are prevented; and there is but little room for temptation. Jeremy Taylor temptationlittleslong Temptation has been here ever since the Garden of Eden. Jerry Falwell gardenedentemptation We must pray constantly for His enabling grace to say no to temptation, of choosing to take all practical steps to avoid known areas of temptation and flee from those that surprise us. Jerry Bridges enablinggracetemptation There is no point in praying for victory over temptation if we are not willing to make a commitment to say no to it. Jerry Bridges victorytemptationcommitment The very first temptation in the history of mankind was the temptation to be discontent...that is exactly what discontent(ment ) is - a questioning of the goodness of God. Jerry Bridges goodnesstemptationfirsts Unwillingness to accept God's 'way of escape' from temptation frightens me - what a rebel yet resides within. Jim Elliot rebeltemptationway These days the temptation to use steroids in sports has become too great for many young athletes. Jim Sensenbrenner athletetemptationsports I sell dreams, small comforts, sweet harmless temptations to bring down a multitude of saints crashing among the hazels and nougatines Joanne Harris temptationdreamsweet The temptation to add features to a program must be resisted as strongly as possible. This requires the dedication of a saint Joe Armstrong dedicationsainttemptation Temptations are part of life, part of growing up. We grapple with them often - in some instances for our lifetime - before we come to realize that it is not so much the victory as it is the struggle that is holy. Joan D. Chittister growing-uptemptationstruggle In my dreams I gorge on chocolates, I roll in chocolates, and their texture is not brittle but soft as flesh, like a thousand mouths on my body, devouring me in fluttering small bites. To die beneath their tender gluttony seems the culmination of every temptation I have ever known. Joanne Harris chocolatetemptationdream Two ideas militate against our consciously contributing to a better world. The idea that we can do everything or the conclusion that we can do nothing to make this globe a better place to live are both temptations of the most insidious form. One leads to arrogance; the other to despair. Joan D. Chittister temptationtwoideas You can fix things with digital technology and there's a temptation to fix everything or make it perfect and what you're losing there is the human performance that may not be perfect but there may be magic in it. You can make it perfect but music doesn't sound good perfect for some reason. Joe Walsh may-not-be-perfecttechnologytemptation«1314151617181920212223»
