Tempts Quotes

But Satan now is wiser than of yore, and tempts by making rich, not making poor.

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.

Success tempts many to their ruin.

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."

One of the evils of money is that it tempts us to look at it rather than at the things that it buys.

The proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence. On that path lies danger.

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.

Satan is wiser now than before, and tempts by making rich instead of poor.

Extremes, though contrary, have the like effects. Extreme heat kills, and so extreme cold: extreme love breeds satiety, and so extreme hatred; and too violent rigor tempts chastity, as does too much license.

Heterosexuality is dangerous. It tempts you to aim at a perfect duality of desire.