| "I never resist temptation because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me." »George Bernard Shaw |
| "The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he is a blockhead." »Sir George Savile |
| "Everything proceeds as if of its own accord, and this can all too easily tempt us to relax and let things take their course without troubling over details. Such indifference is the root of all evil." »I Ching |
| "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 Fitzgerald Kennedy |
| "Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end, requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs." »Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| "Nay, tempt me not to love again There was a time when love was sweet Dear Nea had I known thee then, Our souls had not been slow to meet But oh this weary heart hath run So many a time the rounds of pain, Not even for thee, thou lovely one Would I endure such pangs again." »Sir Thomas More |
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