Quotes About Temptation

We must stop eating!' cried Toad as he ate another.

Of course clergymen and other paid teachers and moralists admonished us to be upright and unselfish, and for people with good incomes it was easy to condemn those living on the edge of poverty as inferior, impractical, shiftless, and lacking respect for the social code. It was easy to shout thief at the other fellow when you had no temptation to steal-I mean steal in a petty way. But stealing in a big way was often accepted as good business judgment.

She used to diet on any kind of food she could lay her hands on.

Do not be dismayed to learn there is a bit of the devil in you. There is a bit of the devil in us all.

From my drive to be superior to others, deliver me. From the allure of the world's empty promises, deliver me. From my feelings of professional superiority, deliver me. From allowing my pride to supplant my love, deliver me. From the pains of withdrawing from my addiction, deliver me.

What exactly is the next marshmallow? Do you know what you want as you start making new sacrifices?

I decided to work on things that obsess women because women can't resist things like lace, sequins, animal prints and python.

I thought eating Double Quarter Pounders with Big Mac sauce wasn't that bad, but I guess it was.

I drive by Baskin Robbins, and - I don't know, it's like - it's pretty hard. Or Dairy Queen. I go nuts. I just gotta keep going.

Characters with questionable morals are sexy.

You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer.

If someone a lot quicker than me was running past, I might have pulled his shirt.

Everything that's bad for you catches on too quickly in America, because that's the easiest thing to get people to invest in, the pursuits that are easy and destructive, the ones that bring out the least positive aspects of people.

I don't go on Reddit, because I know that'll be quicksand and I won't be able to get out.

We seem to live in an age where we are quietly appalled by the idea of appetites, whether they be for sex, food or diamonds.

You know why kids don't eat fruits? Because fruits don't have any mascots. Every sugary cereal has a bear or a rabbit going , 'Kid! Eat it! Eat it, eat it, eat it!' You're a kid, you're like, 'I got to get that cereal.'

It's a lot harder to rack up a big bill on clothes and shoes than on boats and cars.

Gossip is the Devil's radio.

I wish I was a guy who could have pancakes and bacon and cheesy eggs, but I'd curl up and pass out. I gotta start healthy or I'll be off the rails all day.

That's why I really don't play cards or gamble. Because I'd crack.

I do love to gamble; I hate to admit it.

I like playing roulette, I like dice. I grew up with gamblers.

I think that's why gamblers get so bad, being online. It makes it so easy. I don't have any online accounts, I never have.

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.