Motivational Quotes

Temptation

He who is not tempted, what does he know? And he who is not tried, what are the things he knows? [Ecclesiasticus]

- Bible

Best Quotes about Temptation

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

Mae West

Why resist temptation? There will always be more.

Herold, Don

There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.

Mark Twain

Temptations, when we first meet them, are like a lion that roared at Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them.

Bunyan, John

Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure time that men are made or marred.

W. N. Taylor

No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.

Colette, Sidonie Gabrielle

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life.

Bible

I can resist anything but temptation.

Oscar Wilde

Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory.

Faber, Frederick W.

10.

The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason.

T. S. Eliot

11.

Those who flee temptation generally leave a forwarding address.

Lane Olinghouse

12.

The force of the blow depends on the resistance. It is sometimes better not to struggle against temptation. Either fly or yield at once.

Bradley, Francis H.

13.

You oughtn't to yield to temptation. Well, somebody must, or the thing becomes absurd.

Hope, Anthony

14.

Man is so muddled, so dependent on the things immediately before his eyes, that every day even the most submissive believer can be seen to risk the torments of the afterlife for the smallest pleasure.

Maistre, Joseph De

15.

Can a moment of madness make up for an age of consent?

Bunting, Basil

16.

How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Thy Word. Thy Word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against Thee. [Psalms 119:9-11]

Bible

17.

Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.

Adams, Joey

18.

Temptations, unlike opportunities, will always give you many second chances.

Battista, Orlando A.

19.

The most successful tempters and thus the most dangerous are the deluded deluders.

Lichtenberg, Georg C.

20.

I never resist temptation because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.

George Bernard Shaw

21.

Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought.

Oliphant, Margaret

22.

We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine.

Galeano, Eduardo

23.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself.

Oscar Wilde

24.

Most dangerous Is that temptation that doth goad us on to sin in loving virtue

Shakespeare, William

25.

Most people would like to be delivered from temptation but would like it to keep in touch.

Robert Orben

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Often the best way to overcome desire is to satisfy it.

W. Somerset Maugham

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We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.