Temptation Quotes Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.     Bertrand Russell Good habits result from resisting temptation.     Ancient Proverb It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations.     Walter Bagehot Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life.     Bible, New Testament, James, Chapter 1, Verse 12 There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.     James Branch Cabell Why comes temptation, but for man to meet and master and crouch beneath his foot, and so be pedestaled in triumph?     Robert Browning The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason.     T. S. Eliot Those who flee temptation generally leave a forwarding address.     Lane Olinghouse Most people would like to be delivered from temptation but would like it to keep in touch.     Robert Orben I never resist temptation because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.     George Bernard Shaw Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure time that men are made or marred.     W. N. Taylor There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.     Mark Twain I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.     Mae West I can resist anything but temptation.     Oscar Wilde The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself.     Oscar Wilde Previous Subject - Television | Next Subject - Time