Quotes About Temptation

Ce fut une jouissance mêlée de remords, une de ces jouissances de catholique que la peur de l'enfer aiguillonne dans le péché.

she offered herself to him with that quiet expression which is peculiar to a good-natured courtesan.

Per un istante, temendo di svenire a quell'odore di donna che ritrovava più caldo, moltiplicato, sotto il soffitto basso, si sedette sul bordo del divano imbottito, tra le due finestre. Ma si rialzò immediatamente, tornò accanto alla toeletta, senza guardare più niente, gli occhi vacui, ripensando a un mazzo di tuberose che una volta era appassito nella sua stanza e l'aveva fatto quasi morire. Le tuberose, quando si decompongono, hanno un odore umano.

À cette heure, elle voulut le mal, le mal que personne ne commet, le mal qui allait emplir son existence vide et la mettre enfin dans cet enfer dont elle avait toujours peur.

Alors, Nana, tout de suite, entama La Faloise. Il postulait depuis longtemps l'honneur d'être ruiné par elle, afin d'être parfaitement chic.

She was listening to his proposals and continually refusing them with shakes of the head and that temptress's laughter which is peculiar to a voluptuous blonde.

spoilt his eye (35)

He fixed his eye on me longer than I cared to return the stare, for fear I might be tempted either to box his ears, or render my hilarity audible.

Now all is dashed wrong; by the fool's craving to hear evil of self, that haunts some people like a demon!

you have a heart and nerves the same as your brother men! Why should you be anxious to conceal them? Your pride cannot blind God! You tempt him to wring them, till he forces a cry of humiliation.

I felt that God had forsaken the stray sheep there to its own wicked wanderings, and an evil beast prowled between it and the fold, waiting his time to spring and destroy.

Poor wretch!' I thought; 'you have a heart and nerves the same as your brother men! Why should you be anxious to conceal them? Your pride cannot blind God! You tempt him to wring them, till he forces a cry of humiliation.

Ima prostora i za vas i za vaš ponos, mislim ovdje, u ku?i. Soba je prazna; možete je imati svu za sebe i za ?avla koji se uvijek na?e u takvom lošem društvu!

and firstly, let me beware of the fascination that lurks in Catherine Heathcliff's brilliant eyes. I should be in a curious taking if I surrendered my heart to that young person, and the daughter turned out a second edition of the mother.

I'll go with him as far as the park,' he said. 'You'll go with him to hell!

Narcotics cannot still the Tooth That nibbles at the soul --

Forbidden fruit a flavor has That lawful orchards mocks ; How luscious lies the pea within The pod that Duty locks !

T was such a greedy, greedy wave That licked it from the coast;

It's like Brad Pitt for us. You might not like blond men with pretty features, but c'mon, it's Brad. You're not going to kick him out of bed for eating crackers.

My head spins as I glance away, refusing to get sucked back into his gaze when so much is at risk.

Somewhere deep down, I know I'm in the wrong. I know I'm rationalizing my actions, and worry I might even be manufacturing problems with Andy to get this result. I also know that I'm only inviting more trouble into my life. But for now, I feel good. Really good. Better than I've felt in a long, long time.

Why is it that the nicest things never are healthy?

This was against every rule I'd been reared by. I kissed her back.

Swiping's bad but if I was a swiper I'd swipe good stuff like cars and chocolates.