#temptation

Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

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So long as nuclear weapons continue to exist, so will the temptation to threaten others with overwhelming military force. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

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No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that is his heart which is capable of responding to it. ↗

— James Allen

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Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in gay, fine colours, that are but skin-deep. ↗

— Matthew Henry

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Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart. ↗

— Thomas Boston

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Once it becomes impossible for members of Congress to make a career of legislative service, the temptation to bend a vote for whatever reason may yield to the better angels of their nature. ↗

— James L. Buckley

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The most important lesson I've learned in this business is how to say no. I have said no to a lot of temptations, and I am glad I did. ↗

— Penelope Cruz

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The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason. ↗

— T. S. Eliot

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The pursuit of beauty is much more dangerous nonsense than the pursuit of truth or goodness, because it affords a stronger temptation to the ego. ↗

— Northrop Frye

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In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History? ↗

— Charles de Gaulle

#events #friend #history #men #my friend