“ When I hear somebody sigh that "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?". ”
- Sidney J. Harris- Copy
- 963
“ People genuinely happy in their choices seem less often tempted to force them on other people than those who feel martyred and broken by their lives. ”
- Jane Rule- Copy
- 2.3K
“ Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor. ”
- Marcus Valerius Martial- Copy
- 2K
“ Satan is wiser now than before, and tempts by making rich instead of poor. ”
- Alexander Pope- Copy
- 1.9K
“ The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he is a blockhead. ”
- George Savile- Copy
- 620
“ There's a basic human weakness inherent in all people which tempts them to want what they can't have and not want what is readily available to them. ”
- Robert J. Ringer- Copy
- 3.5K
“ We dare not tempt them with weakness. For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed. ”
- John F. Kennedy- Copy
- 2.8K
“ On this narrow planet, we have only the choice between two unknown worlds. One of them tempts us — ah! what a dream, to live in that! — the other stifles us at the first breath. ”
- Sidonie Gabrielle Colette- Copy
- 3.4K
“ You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer. ”
- Pablo Picasso- Copy
- 1.2K
“ Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, ''This is a misfortune'' but ''To bear this worthily is good fortune.''. ”
- Marcus Aurelius- Copy
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“ Who knows whether in retirement I shall be tempted to the last infirmity of mundane minds, which is to write a book. ”
- Geoffrey Fisher- Copy
- 1.5K
“ The proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence. On that path lies danger. ”
- Frank Herbert- Copy
- 3K
“ Satan does not try to tempt or deceive good people, he does not know where to find them. ”
- Langenhoven- Copy
- 2.2K
“ One is tempted to define man as a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason. ”
- Oscar Wilde- Copy
- 2.3K
“ I never resist temptation because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me. ”
- George Bernard Shaw- Copy
- 2.9K
“ Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. ”
- H. L. Mencken- Copy
- 1.1K
“ He that is busy is tempted by but one devil; he that is idle, by a legion. ”
- Thomas Fuller- Copy
- 1.3K
“ Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things I am tempted to think there are no little things. ”
- Bruce Barton- Copy
- 2.2K
“ Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. ”
- Henry Louis Mencken- Copy
- 2.8K
“ When I hear somebody sigh that Life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, Compared to what. ”
- Sydney J. Harris- Copy
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“ A vacant mind invites dangerous inmates, as a deserted mansion tempts wandering outcasts to enter and take up their abode in its desolate apartments. ”
- Nicholas Hilliard- Copy
- 1.8K
“ All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put in the right spot. ”
- Henry Ward Beecher- Copy
- 1.2K
“ But Satan now is wiser than of yore, and tempts by making rich, not making poor. ”
- Alexander Pope- Copy
- 2.7K
“ He who is not tempted, what does he know? And he who is not tried, what are the things he knows? ”
- The Holy Bible- Copy
- 3.1K
“ May we never be tempted to forget that there can be no real success apart from service, that success is but service visualized. ”
- B.C. Forbes- Copy
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