Quotes About Temptation

As I did, there, in perfect condition, to be admired by five sets of wondering eyes, was an enormous, glistening, moist, chocolate cake.

He remarked that thinking often spoils everything and that evil usually begins with our thoughts.

The world, the flesh, and the devil join forces and assault the soul so straitly and so untiringly that, without humble reliance on the ever-present aid of GOD, they drag the soul down in spite of all resistance. Thus to rely seems hard to nature, but grace makes it become easy, and brings with it joy.

Gimme some sugar, baby.

Gadfangled girl things, always robbed me of my common sense.

Please do not be misunderstanding me. The soldier who fights and drinks too much and makes love to pretty girls is an unhappy man, and he liked Jesus Christ and all that he has said, but he often is not liking very much those who say that they speak in His Name.

Once the technology is in place, there will always be the temptation to use it. And it is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state.

The only thing I can say about having this type of success is that you can get yourself in trouble because basically the world is set open for you. People will say yes to anything you ask, so it's basically down to you and what you want or need.

How much sinning could you actually have done at a second-grade level?

To accept desire, to surrender yourself to desire … to explore desire, to seek out gratification. It was the polar opposite of wisdom and discretion.

There is a natural human inclination to take advantage of grace in order to excuse sin.

Because of Christ's resurrection power at work in us, greater is he that is in us than the Evil One who tempts us (1 John 4:4).

Sin gains power over us not by its indomitable force but by our divided heart.

We sin not because we do not love Christ at all but because we don't love him above all.

You can stay here and rot in luxury with me or

The main thing on Caleb Walker's mind as he sat at the table in the kitchen that morning was tits.

Every shortcut has a price usually greater than the reward.

sometimes in life doing what we shouldn't do is the emergency

Q: What's the difference between a tweaker and an elephant? A: The elephant will eat all your peanut butter.

It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

Of all the worldly passions, lust is the most intense. All other worldly passions seem to follow in its train.

It's all overrated, man. Sex is only a great thing if you're not getting any.

I can't get through a single day without that damned pigswill -- beer.

What is best let alone, that accursed thing is not always what least allures.