Quotes about Temptation

There is not a day in our lives in which sin does not either defeat us or is defeated, prevails over us or is prevailed over, and it will be like this as long as we live in this world.

4. When a man fighteth against his sin only with arguments from the issue or the punishment due unto it, this is a sign that sin hath taken great possession of the will, and that in the heart there is a superfluity of naughtiness.

for Owen, circumstances—whether amiable or painful—were not an excuse to stop resisting sin.

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.

I cannot say enough of appreciation for your determination to live by the standards of the Church, to walk with the strength of virtue, to keep your minds above the slough of filth which seems to be moving like a flood across the world. Thank you for knowing there is a better way. Thank you for the will to say no. Thank you for the strength to deny temptation and look beyond and above to the shining light of your eternal potential.

That's the test, when all is said and done. Does it persuade one to do good, to rise, to stand tall, to do the right thing, to be kind, to be generous? Then it is of the Spirit of God. If it is dark, sinister, ugly, not good, then you may know that it is of the adversary.

Let's face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake has a lot for a lot of people, it does for me…

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

Renew your resolution daily, and in the hour of temptation do not depart from the right path.

Bait, no matter how big, is useless if fish do not desire it.

A slap from an angel will make you wiserthan a kiss from the devil.

The Devil often places himself upon the tongues of creatures, causing them to chatter nonsensically.