Quotes about Temptation

No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good...Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is.

Let not that man think he makes any progress in holiness who walks not over the bellies of his lusts. He who doth not kill sin in this way takes no steps toward his journey's end.

Sin keeps a man from prayer, and prayer keeps a man from sin.

Idle men tempt the devil to tempt them.

No man knows what he will do till the right temptation comes.

This is part of Satan's current "Big Lie." His delusion.

We must despise all these temptations and pay no attention whatsoever to them.

We are not as yet in our true country, and as gold is tired in the fire so must our souls be purified by temptation.

There is not one among us in whom a devil does not dwell; at some time, on some point, that devil masters each of us…it is not having been in the Dark House, but having left it that counts.

Not everyone can have the same devotion. One exactly suits this person, another that. Different exercises, likewise, are suitable for different times, some for feast days and some again for weekdays. In time of temptation we need certain devotions. For days of rest and peace we need others. Some are suitable when we are sad, others when we are joyful in the Lord.

It happens very often that those whom men esteem highly are more seriously endangered by their own excessive confidence. Hence, for many it is better not to be too free from temptations, but often to be tried lest they become too secure, too filled with pride, or even too eager to fall back upon external comforts.

Satan leaves unbelievers and sinners alone because he already has them in his grip; he goes after believers who are faithful and devout.