#temptation

I never give in to the temptation to be difficult just for the sake of being difficult. That would be too ridiculous. ↗

— Jacques Derrida

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It may almost be a question whether such wisdom as many of us have in our mature years has not come from the dying out of the power of temptation, rather than as the results of thought and resolution. ↗

— Anthony Trollope

#come #dying #many #mature #may

Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#country #good #temptations

Some are wrong because they are not strong enough to fight temptation and some some are wrong because they do not know. ↗

— Arsene Wenger

#enough #fight #know #some #strong

I can resist everything except temptation. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#except #i #i can #resist #temptation

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#i #really #requires #strength #tell

Let's remember the children who come from broken homes, surrounded by crime, drugs, temptation, their peers having babies out of wedlock, but who still manage to get a good education despite the many obstacles they face every day. ↗

— Armstrong Williams

#broken #children #come #crime #day

Whether something is old-fashioned or not doesn't resolve the question of whether it's true or not. I can see the temptation of simply thinking, 'Well, there's a cultural mainstream which flows neatly in one direction. You just align with it'. And that really won't do. ↗

— Rowan Williams

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Ever notice that the whisper of temptation can be heard farther than the loudest call to duty. ↗

— Earl Wilson

#duty #ever #farther #heard #loudest

About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you're fighting temptation. ↗

— Tom Wilson

#fighting #fun #losing #more #only