Temptation is like a knife, that may either cut the meat or the throat of a man; it may be his food or his poison, his exercise or his destruction
Knowledge of God's Word is a bulwark against deception, temptation, accusation, even persecution.
Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.
It's all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back.
By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.
A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is... A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later. That is why bad people, in one sense, know very little about badness. They have lived a sheltered life by always giving in.
The realization of God's presence is the one sovereign remedy against temptation.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain.
Do not grieve over the temptations you suffer. When the Lord intends to bestow a particular virtue on us, He often permits us first to be tempted by the opposite vice. Therefore, look upon every temptation as an invitation to grow in a particular virtue and a promise by God that you will be successful, if only you stand fast.
Opportunity may knock only once but temptation leans on the door bell
Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.
The biggest human temptation is... to settle for too little.
We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.
We often wonder that certain men and women are left by God to the commission of sins that shock us. We wonder how, under the temptation of a single hour, they fall from the very heights of virtue and of honor into sin and shame. The fact is that there are no such falls as these, or there are next to none. These men and women are those who have dallied with temptation--have exposed themselves to the influence of it, and have been weakened and corrupted by it.
We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.
I deal with temptation by yielding to it.
Great possessions and great want of them are both strong temptations.
We are surrounded by abysses, but the greatest of all depths is in our own heart, and an irresistible leaning leads us there. Draw thyself from thyself!
Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.
For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties that it's time to go home. It has been a source of relief to a dinner companion. It has been a status symbol in the maternity ward.
There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.
Ever notice that the whisper of temptation can be heard farther than the loudest call to duty.
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