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Temptations and occasions put nothing into a man, but only draw out what was in him before.
There is no harder shield for the devil to pierce with temptation than singing with prayer.
That was my nature - going from temptation after temptation, not to sin, but to be redeemed.
I never wanted the temptation to imitate or emulate something that had been done beforehand.
I would urge my fellow conservatives to avoid the temptation to crow about it or take credit.
Jesus was not tempted to see if He would fall. He was tempted to show that He could not fall.
As the worlds getting filled with temptations, were getting a bit frivolous and a bit fickle.
Ever notice that the whisper of temptation can be heard farther than the loudest call to duty.
...his lips were pure temptation, soft, bitable, sensual in a way only a man's mouth could be.
Servitude, in many cases, is not forced upon by the masters, but a temptation of the servants.
There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.
Flee idleness... for no one is more exposed to such temptations than he who has nothing to do.
If Christ justifies you, He will sanctify you! He will not save you and leave you in your sins.
No man, without trials and temptations, can attain a true understanding of the Holy Scriptures.
The worm that destroys you is the temptation to agree with your critics, to get their approval.
Temptation is God's magnifying glass; it shows us how much work he has left to do in our lives.
Every time I say 'no' to a small temptation, I strengthen my will to say 'no' to a greater one.
Resist the temptation to subject yourself only to that which re-affirms what you already think.
The best way to resist temptation is to avoid it. Prevention is far, far better than repentance.
I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.
I have no temptation to vote, to campaign, to try and stop a candidate who promises new follies.
It is a cheap zeal that reserves its passions to combat only the sins and temptations of others.
The people who need to overcome temptation to the highest degree have the hardest time doing it.
God does not make our choices easier because temptation is his character development curriculum.
Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
Credit leads a man into temptation. Cash down is the only thing that will deliver him from evil.
As for writing about temptation, there's no drama without temptation, and no novel without drama.
Ignorance of true pleasure more frequently than temptation to that which is false, leads to vice.
Knowledge of God's Word is a bulwark against deception, temptation, accusation, even persecution.
The greatest threat to compassion is the temptation to succumb to fantasies of moral superiority.
Try to keep the rebel artist alive in you, no matter how attractive or exhausting the temptation.
When you fly from temptation, don't leave a forwarding address. Where there's smoke there's fire.
There has always been discouragement, negativism, and temptation in the world because of Lucifer.
These days the temptation to use steroids in sports has become too great for many young athletes.
No man is worthy of unlimited reliance-his treason, at best, only waits for sufficient temptation.
Temptation is impossible for me to resist Come on. This is Hollywood. It's in the job description.
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation.
Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.
I think temptation is ever present to become something that you think is more socially acceptable.
Temptation gains power by persistent solicitations that beget thoughts that make evil less serious
There's always the temptation, as a cinematographer, to make the shot look as perfect as possible.
Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure time that men are made or marred.
There is always a temptation to diddle around in the contemplative life, making itsy-bitsy statues.
...the temptation, which consisted of a single word written on the cemetary of the defeated: Sleep.
Money is emphasized in Scripture simply because our temptation to love it is inexplicably powerful.
Where there are no distinctions there can be no superiority; perfect equality affords no temptation.
One of the evils of money is that it tempts us to look at it rather than at the things that it buys.
Temptation is impossible for me to resist... Come on. This is Hollywood. It's in the job description.
All our afflictions, all our temptations are to make heaven more desirable, and earth more loathsome.
Tomorrow's character is made out of today's thoughts. Temptation may come suddenly, but sin does not.