Satan will advocate that it is cool to doubt spiritual gifts and the teachings of true prophets.

Nobody should trust their virtue with necessity, the force of which is never known till it is felt, and it is therefore one of the first duties to avoid the temptation of it.

I'd never say no to surgery in the future, because I feel like, as I get older, I'm going to face temptation more.

There is a temptation in politics to look for simplistic slogans and to play the game in a way that looks like you're a savvy politician.

There is a dark place calling to me, but I will not go just yet. I know I can't return from it.

For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil; but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death, her steps lay hold...

The car was some kind of Porsche and the door stood open and beckoning, like a gold embossed invitation to sin. If she could survive a ride with angel - lips in his penis car then surely she'd be...

Sugar and caffeine. My willpower crumbled.

It was a very bad idea. It was a terrible idea. It was the worst idea he had ever heard. It was irresistible.

They now see with Heaven's eyes the schemes, traps, enticements, and entertainments of the world in a new way. So

The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.

It is an old story, that men sell themselves to the tempter, and sign a bond with their blood, because it is only to take effect at a distant day; then rush on to snatch the cup their souls thirst...

But a good wife-a good unworldly woman-may really help a man, and keep him more independent.

Whatever their bodies do affects their souls. It is funny how mortals always picture us as putting things into their minds: in reality our best work is done by keeping things out...

Which of us can resist the temptation of being thought indispensable?

Sure, they only had ten days to stop the giants from waking Gaia. Sure, he could die before dinnertime. But he loved being told that something was impossible. It was like someone handing him a lemon...

Saintliness is also a temptation.