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Temptation Quotes

I would dearly love to resist the temptation, if you can call it that, to worry. It’s boring, it’s anti-social, it’s unproductive and it’s depressing Picture Quote #1

Do you live and work here? Trinity clenched her fist against his chest, her thoughts spinningAt the ranch?The corner of his mouth quirked and he noddedUh-huh.Oh lord.That’s just great. She rested her head against his muscled chestThat’s like leaving Eve in the garden of Eden not far from the apple tree. Irrisistable temptation within walking distance.Luke chuckled, his chest vibrating beneath her earIrrisistable, huh? Picture Quote #1

Arbitrary power is the natural object of temptation to a prince, as wine and women to a young fellow, or a bribe to a judge, or avarice to old age Picture Quote #1

In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus assumes that asking for forgiveness would be a daily occurrence, as would praying that we might be delivered from evil and led not into temptation Picture Quote #1

We all have the temptation to be backseat drivers when it comes to decisions that don’t work out the way we want Picture Quote #1

The opposite of love? Vice. Temptation. The negative influences that we have. The bad energy that comes around us and makes us do certain things. To me, it’s always been a war between the two Picture Quote #1

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It’s obviously a lot harder to try and be a good guy than it is to be a bad guy. The world is a fundamentally evil place, it seems like. So in order to be a good person, you have to fight temptation and vice Picture Quote #1

We may feel that a particular habit ‘isn’t too bad,’but continually giving in to that habit weakens our wills against the onslaughts of temptation from other directions Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Maintaining the relationship. But there’s also physical temptation and being on the same spiritual level, which can be difficult Picture Quote #1

At one time or another, we have all faced the temptation to disconnect by giving someone the silent treatment. After being married to Joel for more than twenty-one years, I have learned that is not the best way to handle a disagreement Picture Quote #1

I’ve written a lot of wordy, erudite, pretentious songs, but believe it or not, I’m usually doing my damnedest to resist the temptation to be overly clever, and trying to keep things as accessible - and singable - as possible Picture Quote #1

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Those were the words she wanted to hear and she finally surrendered to the temptation of believing them Picture Quote #1

Satan will tempt you with many things in life, but the most powerful is the temptation to be grateful for what you have, when it is not the best life God had to offer you Picture Quote #1

The very best Labor governments in our nation’s history distinguished themselves by thinking big and, wherever possible, resisting the temptation to overemphasise short-term political considerations Picture Quote #1

You’d get very rich if you thought of yourself as having a card with only twenty punches in a lifetime, and every financial decision used up one punch. You’d resist the temptation to dabble. You’d make more good decisions and you’d make more big decisions Picture Quote #1

I look at modern life and I see people not taking responsibility for their lives. The temptation to blame, to find external causes to one’s own issues is something that is particularly modern. I know that personally I find that sense of responsibility interesting Picture Quote #1

Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour ... If at my convenience I might break them, what would be their worth? Picture Quote #1

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I will keep the law given by God; sanctioned by man. Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour; stringent are they; inviolate they shall be. If at my individual convenience I might break them, what would be their worth? Picture Quote #1

Your road is everything that a road ought to be...and yet you will not stay in it half a mile, for the reason that little, seductive, mysterious roads are always branching out from it on either hand, and as these curve sharply also and hide what is beyond, you cannot resist the temptation to desert your own chosen path and explore them Picture Quote #1

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper bringing-up, a sound set of values - and witnesses Picture Quote #1

Simply building a fence between a child and temptation is not the same things as preparing him to face life Picture Quote #1

God does not make our choices easier because temptation is his character development curriculum Picture Quote #1

As any sin passes through its stages from temptation, to toleration, to approval, its name is first euphemized, then avoided, then forgotten. A colleague tells me that some of his fellow legal scholars call child molestation intergenerational intimacy: that’s euphemism. A good-hearted editor tried to talk me out of using the term sodomy: that’s avoidance. My students don’t know the word fornication at all: that’s forgetfulness Picture Quote #1

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Temptation is a strong weapon that Satan uses against the children of God Picture Quote #1

Let’s remember the children who come from broken homes, surrounded by crime, drugs, temptation, their peers having babies out of wedlock, but who still manage to get a good education despite the many obstacles they face every day Picture Quote #1

When I was a child, the temptation to sin was always a romantic option. This romantic option led me to the cinema, a place where sin was welcome Picture Quote #1

As exercise is necessary to the development of physical muscle, so development of the moral nature is accomplished through temptation. The soul being given choice, may exercise it in whatever direction it chooses, for it learns just as well by its mistakes as by right action in the first place, perhaps even better Picture Quote #1

After every temptation you will be either closer to God or further from Him Picture Quote #1

Resist the temptation to compare yourself to others. This is crucial in order to be able to manifest whatever you want Picture Quote #1

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I would dearly love to resist the temptation, if you can call it that, to worry. It’s boring, it’s anti-social, it’s unproductive and it’s depressing. (Temptation Quotes) Do you live and work here? Trinity clenched her fist against his chest, her thoughts spinningAt the ranch?The corner of his mouth quirked and he noddedUh-huh.Oh lord.That’s just great. She rested her head against his muscled chestThat’s like leaving Eve in the garden of Eden not far from the apple tree. Irrisistable temptation within walking distance.Luke chuckled, his chest vibrating beneath her earIrrisistable, huh? (Temptation Quotes) Arbitrary power is the natural object of temptation to a prince, as wine and women to a young fellow, or a bribe to a judge, or avarice to old age... (Temptation Quotes) In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus assumes that asking for forgiveness would be a daily occurrence, as would praying that we might be delivered from evil and led not into temptation. (Temptation Quotes) We all have the temptation to be backseat drivers when it comes to decisions that don’t work out the way we want. (Temptation Quotes) The opposite of love? Vice. Temptation. The negative influences that we have. The bad energy that comes around us and makes us do certain things. To me, it’s always been a war between the two. (Temptation Quotes) It’s obviously a lot harder to try and be a good guy than it is to be a bad guy. The world is a fundamentally evil place, it seems like. So in order to be a good person, you have to fight temptation and vice. (Temptation Quotes) We may feel that a particular habit ‘isn’t too bad,’but continually giving in to that habit weakens our wills against the onslaughts of temptation from other directions. (Temptation Quotes) 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. (Temptation Quotes) Maintaining the relationship. But there’s also physical temptation and being on the same spiritual level, which can be difficult. (Temptation Quotes) At one time or another, we have all faced the temptation to disconnect by giving someone the silent treatment. After being married to Joel for more than twenty-one years, I have learned that is not the best way to handle a disagreement. (Temptation Quotes) I’ve written a lot of wordy, erudite, pretentious songs, but believe it or not, I’m usually doing my damnedest to resist the temptation to be overly clever, and trying to keep things as accessible - and singable - as possible. (Temptation Quotes) Those were the words she wanted to hear and she finally surrendered to the temptation of believing them. (Temptation Quotes) Satan will tempt you with many things in life, but the most powerful is the temptation to be grateful for what you have, when it is not the best life God had to offer you. (Temptation Quotes) The very best Labor governments in our nation’s history distinguished themselves by thinking big and, wherever possible, resisting the temptation to overemphasise short-term political considerations. (Temptation Quotes) You’d get very rich if you thought of yourself as having a card with only twenty punches in a lifetime, and every financial decision used up one punch. You’d resist the temptation to dabble. You’d make more good decisions and you’d make more big decisions. (Temptation Quotes) I look at modern life and I see people not taking responsibility for their lives. The temptation to blame, to find external causes to one’s own issues is something that is particularly modern. I know that personally I find that sense of responsibility interesting. (Temptation Quotes) Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour ... If at my convenience I might break them, what would be their worth? (Temptation Quotes) I will keep the law given by God; sanctioned by man. Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour; stringent are they; inviolate they shall be. If at my individual convenience I might break them, what would be their worth? (Temptation Quotes) Your road is everything that a road ought to be...and yet you will not stay in it half a mile, for the reason that little, seductive, mysterious roads are always branching out from it on either hand, and as these curve sharply also and hide what is beyond, you cannot resist the temptation to desert your own chosen path and explore them. (Temptation Quotes) Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper bringing-up, a sound set of values - and witnesses. (Temptation Quotes) Simply building a fence between a child and temptation is not the same things as preparing him to face life. (Temptation Quotes) God does not make our choices easier because temptation is his character development curriculum (Temptation Quotes) As any sin passes through its stages from temptation, to toleration, to approval, its name is first euphemized, then avoided, then forgotten. A colleague tells me that some of his fellow legal scholars call child molestation intergenerational intimacy: that’s euphemism. A good-hearted editor tried to talk me out of using the term sodomy: that’s avoidance. My students don’t know the word fornication at all: that’s forgetfulness. (Temptation Quotes) Temptation is a strong weapon that Satan uses against the children of God (Temptation Quotes) Let’s remember the children who come from broken homes, surrounded by crime, drugs, temptation, their peers having babies out of wedlock, but who still manage to get a good education despite the many obstacles they face every day. (Temptation Quotes) When I was a child, the temptation to sin was always a romantic option. This romantic option led me to the cinema, a place where sin was welcome. (Temptation Quotes) As exercise is necessary to the development of physical muscle, so development of the moral nature is accomplished through temptation. The soul being given choice, may exercise it in whatever direction it chooses, for it learns just as well by its mistakes as by right action in the first place, perhaps even better. (Temptation Quotes) After every temptation you will be either closer to God or further from Him (Temptation Quotes) Resist the temptation to compare yourself to others. This is crucial in order to be able to manifest whatever you want. (Temptation Quotes)

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