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Letter "T" » 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.»
«Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.»
«Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.»
«Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? / But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.»
«Let no pleasure tempt thee, no profit allure thee, no persuasion move thee, to do anything which thou knowest to be evil; so shalt thou always live jollity; for a good conscience is a continual Christmas.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
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allure, continual, jollity, persuasion, tempt
«I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.»
Author: George Bernard Shaw
(Critic, Essayist, Playwright)
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Funny
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found, resist, tempt, temptation
«Over and over, again and again, until I make you see that the past no longer works. I challenge you and tempt you every day with your past, so that you may see that the past is the ultimate delusion.»
«Good works never languish for want of funds; the Lord will come to their rescue. Only it may take some time; do not lose heart... You should not collect money in devious ways. Help should come from pious hearts, from well-earned money, from persons who know and appreciate the purpose for which they give. That is why I oppose all benefit shows, where you tempt people with a dance or a drama or a film and collect money for your pet plan.»
Author: Sri Sathya Sai Baba
(Spiritual leader)
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collect, devious, oppose, PET, rescue, tempt
«Like Dead Sea fruits, that tempt the eye, / But turn to ashes on the lips!»
«Free Will does not say that everything that is physically conceivable is also morally possible. It merely says that of alternatives that really tempt our will more than one is really possible.»
Author: William James
(Philosopher, Psychologist)
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alternatives, conceivable, free will, morally, physically, tempt
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