Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.
-- Joey Adams
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Temptations, unlike opportunities, will always give you many second chances.
-- Orlando A. Battista
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He who is not tempted, what does he know? And he who is not tried, what are the things he knows? [Ecclesiasticus]
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Sacred Scriptures of Christians and Judaism
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How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Thy Word. Thy Word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against Thee. [Psalms 119:9-11]
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Sacred Scriptures of Christians and Judaism
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The force of the blow depends on the resistance. It is sometimes better not to struggle against temptation. Either fly or yield at once.
-- Francis H. Bradley
1846-1924, British Philosopher
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Can a moment of madness make up for an age of consent?
-- Basil Bunting
1900-1985, British Poet
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Temptations, when we first meet them, are like a lion that roared at Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them.
-- John Bunyan
1628-1688, British Author
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No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.
-- Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
1873-1954, French Author
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