Quotes by Temptation Why comes temptation but for man to meet And master and make crouch beneath his foot, And so be pedestaled in triumph? Robert Browning temptationfeetmen The poor must be wisely visited and liberally cared for, so that mendicity shall not be tempted into mendacity, nor want exasperated into crime. Robert Charles Winthrop caringtemptationwant What's done we partly may compute, But know not what's resisted. Robert Burns experiencedonetemptation Who made the heart, 'tis He alone Robert Burns temptationgodheart We knew before we came (to earth) that there would be many adverse circumstances to test us: accidents, sickness, and disease to prove us; temptations and distractions to try us; disappointments, discouragements, reverses, failures and all kinds of situations to determine our character. Robert E. Wells disappointmenttemptationcharacter In the hour of my distress, When temptations me oppress, And when I my sins confess, Sweet Spirit, comfort me. Robert Herrick temptationcomfortsweet Those Saints, which God loves best, The Devil tempts not least. Robert Herrick deviltemptationlove-is Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse; Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse. Robert Herrick satanhurttemptation When the tempter me pursueth Robert Herrick temptationprayersweet Max Weber was right in subscribing to the view that one need not be Caesar in order to understand Caesar. But there is a temptation for us theoretical sociologists to act sometimes as though it is not necessary even to study Caesar in order to understand him. Yet we know that the interplay of theory and research makes both for understanding of the specific case and expansion of the general rule. Robert K. Merton temptationviewsorder But often, it's easier to resist temptation with distraction, or to be so inculcated in doing the right thing that it's automatic, outside the frontal cortex's portfolio - Then it isn't the harder thing, it's the only thing you can do. Robert M. Sapolsky portfoliosdistractiontemptation If Christ justifies you, He will sanctify you! He will not save you and leave you in your sins. Robert Murray M'Cheyne sintemptationchrist ... there is a particular propensity in the world for people, wherever they appear in great numbers, to permit themselves collectively everything that would be forbidden them individually. Robert Musil temptationnumberspeople Retarget your money. When your money comes in, you need to have already targeted where you are going to invest or doodad temptation will set in. Robert Kiyosaki where-you-aretemptationneeds He who has no mind to trade with the Devil should be so wise as to keep from his shop. Robert South temptationwisemind 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. Robert South temptationmenneeds By and large the United States has been able to resist the temptation to close its doors to the world. Roger Mahony united-statestemptationdoors True Christians are assured that no temptation (or trial) shall happen to them but what they shall be enabled to bear; and that the grace of Christ shall be sufficient for them. Roger Sherman gracetemptationchristian We should have a strong president. Strong enough to resist the temptation of taking power that a president shouldn't have. Ron Paul strongtemptationshould-have Whether something is old-fashioned or not doesn't resolve the question of whether it's true or not. I can see the temptation of simply thinking, 'Well, there's a cultural mainstream which flows neatly in one direction. You just align with it'. And that really won't do. Rowan Williams one-directiontemptationthinking«2627282930313233343536»
