Quotes by Temptation Despite the opposition, trials, and temptations, you need not fail or fear. Boyd K. Packer trialstemptationneeds Everyone is tested. One might think it is unfair to be singled out and subjected to a particular temptation, but this is the purpose of mortal life—to be tested. And the answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind. Boyd K. Packer purposetemptationthinking The answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind. Boyd K. Packer kindtemptationanswers The first gift that Adam and Eve received was agency: ‘Thou mayest choose for thyself, for it is given unto thee’ (Moses 3:17). You have that same agency. Use it wisely to deny acting on any impure impulse or unholy temptation that may come into your mind. Just do not go there, and if you are already there, come back out of it. ‘Deny yourselves of all ungodliness’ (Moroni 10:32). Boyd K. Packer agencytemptationmind I could not resist the temptation of mystifying him a bit, I suppose it is some taste of the original apple that remains still in our mouths. Bram Stoker applestemptationmouths Freedom and victory belong to those who remain true and strong despite temptation to be dishonest and weak. Brendon Burchard victorystrongtemptation The temptation of the age is to look good without being good. Brennan Manning temptationagelooks I listen to a lot of old stuff like Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, and The Temptations. Brett Davern marvintemptationstuff Every time the enemy throws us off our guard, and we give way to temptation, he gains so much; he weakens us and strengthens himself; when we resist temptation, it strengthens the Saints and weakens the enemy. Brigham Young temptationgivingenemy My dad was into the 1950s doo-wop era. If you look at those groups, or at James Brown, Jackie Wilson and the Temptations in the 1960s, you'll see you had to be sharp onstage. Bruno Mars groupsdadtemptation Today, the greatest challenge facing American evangelicals is not persecution from the world, but seduction by the world. C. J. Mahaney temptationchristianchallenges Yes, pride is a perpetual nagging temptation. Keep on knocking it on the head, but don't be too worried about it. As long as one knows one is proud, one is safe from the worst form of pride. C. S. Lewis pridetemptationlong We must learn by experience to avoid either trains of thought or social situations which for us (not necessarily for everyone) lead to temptations. Like motoring-don't wait till the last moment before you put on the brakes but put them on, gently and quietly, while the danger is still a good way off. C. S. Lewis train-of-thoughttemptationwaiting Some have paid me an undeserved compliment by supposing that my Letters were the ripe fruit of many years' study in moral and ascetic theology. They forgot that there is an equally reliable, though less creditable, way of learning how temptation works. C. S. Lewis temptationsupposing-thatyears The higher the stakes, the greater the temptation to lose your temper. C. S. Lewis stakestemptationinspirational Our temptation is to look eagerly for the minimum that will be accepted. We are in fact very like honest but reluctant taxpayers. C. S. Lewis temptationfactslooks After an error you need not only to remove the causes but also to correct the error itself: after a sin you must not only, if possible, remove the temptation, you must also go back and repent the sin itself. In each case an 'undoing' is required. C. S. Lewis errorstemptationneeds This is my endlessly recurrent temptation: to go down to that Sea, and there neither dive nor swim nor float, but only dabble and splash, careful not to get out of my depth and holding on to the lifeline which connects me with my things temporal. C. S. Lewis temptationswimsea We must get over wanting to be needed-this is the hardest of all temptations to resist C. S. Lewis hardestneededtemptation What we need in appointive positions is men of knowledge and experience who have sufficient character to resist temptations. Calvin Coolidge temptationcharactermen«1234567891011»
