Quotes About Temptation

the devil stays busy.

Se dice que un león, cuando ha probado la sangre y la carne humana, ya no quiere comer otra cosa.

You're the kinda reckless that should send me runnin' but I kinda know that I won't get far.

Edgar Allan Poe had used the phrase "the imp of the perverse" to describe the temptation to do the wrong thing simply because you could, and for many people the imp had become more persuasive.

You've got pharmaceutical-grade beauty, the cocaine of good looks.

Few acted so rashly as to commit murder or other felonies; the consequences of your actions still fell on you in this branch, not any other. But there was a shift in behavior that, while falling short of a mass outbreak of criminality, was readily discernible by social scientists. Edgar Allan Poe had used the phrase "the imp of the perverse" to describe the temptation to do the wrong thing simply because you could, and for many people the imp had become more persuasive.

But there was a shift in behavior that, while falling short of a mass outbreak of criminality, was readily discernible by social scientists. Edgar Allan Poe had used the phrase "the imp of the perverse" to describe the temptation to do the wrong thing simply because you could, and for many people the imp had become more persuasive.

Come along with us .… we will get all sorts of plunder .… throw in your lot with us … we will share a common purse … " What is the pitch to the young person in Proverbs 1? It is belonging. The attraction of giving in to the wicked is camaraderie. The appeal is to a very human need to share mutuality with others. Your kids need to belong.

It's not easy to say no to a club like Barcelona. They are European champions, they're in a lovely city, and I like Spain a lot.

Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men.

What Facebook wants to create an association with is every time you're bored, every time you have a few minutes. We know that, psychologically speaking, boredom is painful. Whenever you're feeling bored, whenever you have a few extra minutes, this is a salve for that itch.

I think the Internet was invented specifically to stop people finishing their books. And it does quite a good job. I don't have blocking software, though I could easily imagine needing it. I just don't do that stuff until I've got the words done for the day.

Being in a scenario where you're thinking, 'I can't do what I want to do due to the financial burden that comes with some of it,' makes you think, 'Well, I could go and do an after-dinner speech every night.' I'd probably earn more than I could in track-and-field. But that's a dangerous scenario to get yourself into.

A lot of people get really seduced by demos of the next display technology. I myself fell under that spell for about 20 years.

Ideas are the easy part. I spend a lot of time batting them away, trying to keep them from distracting me from what I actually have to focus on and finish. A lot of times, they are a siren temptress beckoning me with the promise of a much shorter, simpler, more slender novel over the horizon, but of course that's very dangerous.

If I had all the money I'd spent on drink, I'd spend it on drink.

Part of it went on gambling, and part of it went on women. The rest I spent foolishly.

Who's not played spin the bottle? But I never done the kiss version. I always wanted to, but I never did. We did the truth or dare one instead.

And so it is, that both the Devil and the angelic Spirit present us with objects of desire to awaken our power of choice.

You can't evoke great spirits and eat plums at the same time.

Little by little he came to recognize the difference between the spirits that agitated him, one from the enemy and one from God.

I like to browse in Cartier, Chanel and Gucci and if something special grabs my eye I splash out.

I used to go to Haagen-Dazs and order three banana splits at a time!

Real people have trouble balancing their checkbooks, much less calculating how much they need to save for retirement; they sometimes binge on food, drink, or high-definition televisions. They are more like Homer Simpson than Mr. Spock.