Quotes with tempt

  • He that cannot decidedly say, ''No,'' when tempted to evil, is on the highway to ruin. He loses the respect even of those who would tempt him, and becomes but the pliant tool and victim of their evil designs.

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  • William Shakespeare Tempt not a desperate man.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Philip Roth Everybody else is working to change, persuade, tempt and control them. The best readers come to fiction to be free of all that noise.
    Philip Roth
    American Novelist (1933 - 2018)
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  • Joel Hawes He that cannot decidedly say, ''No,'' when tempted to evil, is on the highway to ruin. He loses the respect even of those who would tempt him, and becomes but the pliant tool and victim of their evil designs.
    Joel Hawes
     
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  • George Bernard Shaw I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • John F. Kennedy 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
    American politician (1917 - 1963)
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  • Pablo Picasso You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer.
    Pablo Picasso
    Spanish painter, draftsman and sculptor (1881 - 1973)
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