Quotes by Temptation Every temptation is an opportunity of our getting nearer to God. John Quincy Adams temptation opportunity He who tempts, though in vain, at last asperses John Milton corruption lasts temptation Temptation gains power by persistent solicitations that beget thoughts that make evil less serious John Owen gains temptation evil There is such seduction in a library of good books that I cannot resist the temptation to luxuriate in reading. John Quincy Adams reading temptation book Temptation gains power where we see it prevail in others we know and we express neither shock or hatred of them and their ways nor pity and prayer for their deliverance. John Owen hatred temptation prayer Our great Pattern hath showed us what our deportment ought to be in all suggestions and temptations. When the devil showed Him "all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them," to tempt Him withal, He did not stand and look upon them, viewing their glory, and pondering their empire.... but instantly, without stay, He cries, "Get thee hence, Satan." Meet thy temptation in its entrance with thoughts of faith concerning Christ on the cross; this will make it sink before thee. Entertain no parley, no dispute with it, if thou wouldst not enter into it. John Owen christ-on-the-cross temptation prayer No one can ask honestly or hopefully to be delivered from temptation unless he has himself honestly and firmly determined to do the best he can to keep out of it. John Ruskin determined temptation hope Taste this, and be henceforth among the Gods thyself a Goddess. John Milton taste temptation god Every Christian is endued with a power whereby he is enabled to resist temptations. John Tillotson temptation christian Thou shalt never wash my feet. John the Apostle temptation feet Virtue, which breaks through opposition and all temptation can remove, most shines, and most is acceptable above. John Milton break-through shining temptation It is not the great temptations that ruin us; it is the little ones. John William De Forest failure temptation inspirational You know, there's that temptation in interviews to make yourself sound - well, to give yourself a bit of mystery. Johnny Vegas temptation sound giving The absence of temptation is the absence of virtue. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe virtue temptation absence Most investors are pretty smart. Yet most investors also remain heavily invested in actively managed stock funds. This is puzzling. The temptation, of course, is to dismiss these folks as ignorant fools. But I suspect these folks know the odds are stacked against them, and yet they are more than happy to take their chances. Jonathan Clements smart odds temptation Once you make a movie like 'Superbad,' when it's popular and you're the lead, you get offered all kinds of things and there's a temptation to make bad movies either for the money or to maintain your relevance in pop culture. Jonah Hill kind temptation culture We are surrounded by abysses, but the greatest of all depths is in our own heart, and an irresistible leaning leads us there. Draw thyself from thyself! Johann Wolfgang von Goethe depth temptation heart Thou shalt abstain, Renounce, refrain. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe renounce refrain temptation Great possessions and great want of them are both strong temptations. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe strong temptation want With the '60s era and Motown, my grandparents actually introduced us to that when I was younger, so I grew up listening to the Jackson Five, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Supremes and Diana Ross' solo stuff. I just loved it. Jordin Sparks grandparent temptation listening «1516171819202122232425»
