You oughtn’t to yield to temptation. Well, somebody must, or the thing becomes absurd. Anthony Hope
You oughtn’t to yield to temptation. Well, somebody must, or the thing becomes absurd.TemptationQuotations by Anthony Hope
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We love to overlook the boundaries which we do not wish to pass. Samuel Johnson
We love to overlook the boundaries which we do not wish to pass.TemptationQuotations by Samuel Johnson
We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are. Thomas Kempis
We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.TemptationQuotations by Thomas Kempis
The most successful tempters and thus the most dangerous are the deluded deluders. Georg C. Lichtenberg
The most successful tempters and thus the most dangerous are the deluded deluders.TemptationQuotations by Georg C. Lichtenberg
Temptation is a woman’s weapon and man’s excuse. H. L. Mencken
Temptation is a woman’s weapon and man’s excuse.TemptationQuotations by H. L. Mencken
Taste this, and be henceforth among the Gods thyself a Goddess. John Milton
Taste this, and be henceforth among the Gods thyself a Goddess.TemptationQuotations by John Milton
Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought. Margaret Oliphant
Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought.TemptationQuotations by Margaret Oliphant
Remove the temptation of idleness and cupids bow is useless. Ovid
Remove the temptation of idleness and cupids bow is useless.TemptationQuotations by Ovid
Most dangerous is that temptation that doth good us on to sin to loving virtue. William Shakespeare
Most dangerous is that temptation that doth good us on to sin to loving virtue.TemptationQuotations by William Shakespeare
O mischief, thou art swift to enter in the thoughts of desperate men! William Shakespeare
O mischief, thou art swift to enter in the thoughts of desperate men!TemptationQuotations by William Shakespeare
It is easier to stay out than get out. Mark Twain
It is easier to stay out than get out.TemptationQuotations by Mark Twain
I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it. Mae West
I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it.TemptationQuotations by Mae West
I can resist everything except temptation. Oscar Wilde
I can resist everything except temptation.TemptationQuotations by Oscar Wilde
Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there. Oscar Wilde
Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.TemptationQuotations by Oscar Wilde
The Ten Commandments were not a suggestion. Pat Riley
The Ten Commandments were not a suggestion.Ten CommandmentsQuotations by Pat Riley
Gentleness corrects whatever is offensive in our manner. Hugh Blair
Gentleness corrects whatever is offensive in our manner.TendernessQuotations by Hugh Blair
Tenderness is a virtue. Oliver Goldsmith
Tenderness is a virtue.TendernessQuotations by Oliver Goldsmith
Tenderness is the rest of passion. Joseph Joubert
Tenderness is the rest of passion.TendernessQuotations by Joseph Joubert
Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty. Phaedrus
Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty.TendernessQuotations by Phaedrus
A soft answer turneth away wrath. Proverb
A soft answer turneth away wrath.TendernessQuotations by Proverb
Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in true meekness. Henry David Thoreau
Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in true meekness.TendernessQuotations by Henry David Thoreau
The man who throws a bomb is an artist, because he prefers a great moment to everything. Gilbert K. Chesterton
The man who throws a bomb is an artist, because he prefers a great moment to everything.TerrorismQuotations by Gilbert K. Chesterton
The theatre is a gross art, built in sweeps and over-emphasis. Compromise is its second name. Enid Bagnold
The theatre is a gross art, built in sweeps and over-emphasis. Compromise is its second name.TheaterQuotations by Enid Bagnold
I submit all my plays to the National Theatre for rejection. To assure myself I am seeing clearly. Howard Barker
I submit all my plays to the National Theatre for rejection. To assure myself I am seeing clearly.TheaterQuotations by Howard Barker
Theatergoing is a communal act, movie going a solitary one. Robert Brustein
Theatergoing is a communal act, movie going a solitary one.TheaterQuotations by Robert Brustein
I just love, I love, I love movies. Laura Dern
I just love, I love, I love movies.TheaterQuotations by Laura Dern
I think theatre should always be somewhat suspect. Vaclav Havel
I think theatre should always be somewhat suspect.TheaterQuotations by Vaclav Havel
The novel is more of a whisper, whereas the stage is a shout. Robert Holman
The novel is more of a whisper, whereas the stage is a shout.TheaterQuotations by Robert Holman
The drama’s laws, the drama’s patrons give, for we that live to please, must please to live. Samuel Johnson
The drama’s laws, the drama’s patrons give, for we that live to please, must please to live.TheaterQuotations by Samuel Johnson
I write plays for people who wouldn’t be seen dead in the theatre. Barrie Keeffe
I write plays for people who wouldn’t be seen dead in the theatre.TheaterQuotations by Barrie Keeffe
Farce is tragedy played at a thousand revolutions per minute. John Mortimer
Farce is tragedy played at a thousand revolutions per minute.TheaterQuotations by John Mortimer
Good drama must be drastic. Friedrich Schlegel
Good drama must be drastic.TheaterQuotations by Friedrich Schlegel
In a good play every speech should be as fully flavored as a nut or apple. J. M. Synge
In a good play every speech should be as fully flavored as a nut or apple.TheaterQuotations by J. M. Synge
A talent for drama is not a talent for writing, but is an ability to articulate human relationships. Gore Vidal
A talent for drama is not a talent for writing, but is an ability to articulate human relationships.TheaterQuotations by Gore Vidal
The stage is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, but is also the return of art to life. Oscar Wilde
The stage is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, but is also the return of art to life.TheaterQuotations by Oscar Wilde
Theology is a science of mind applied to God. Henry Ward Beecher
Theology is a science of mind applied to God.TheologyQuotations by Henry Ward Beecher
Theology is but our ideas of truth classified and arranged. Henry Ward Beecher
Theology is but our ideas of truth classified and arranged.TheologyQuotations by Henry Ward Beecher
Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven, the best to hell. Robert Green Ingersoll
Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven, the best to hell.TheologyQuotations by Robert Green Ingersoll
Theologians always try to turn the Bible into a book without common sense. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Theologians always try to turn the Bible into a book without common sense.TheologyQuotations by Georg C. Lichtenberg
Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing. H. L. Mencken
Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing.TheologyQuotations by H. L. Mencken