Temptation Quotes

Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again. Robert Heinlein

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a moveable body. H.L. Mencken

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Oscar Wilde

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ever notice that the whisper of temptation can be heard farther than the loudest call to duty. Earl Wilson

I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me. George Bernard Shaw

Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself. Rita Mae Brown

Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in gay, fine colours, that are but skin-deep. Matthew Henry

About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you’re fighting temptation. Tom Wilson

There are several good protections against temptations but the surest is cowardice. Mark Twain