For every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing. – Friedrich Nietzsche
The first attribute that characterizes the greater man from the moron is his thicker layer of inhibition. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)
Discipline is money in the bank. A real friend, true strength. – Henry Rollins
An element of abstention, of restraint, must enter into all finer joys. – Vida D. Scudder
Conscience whispers, but interest screams aloud. – J. Petit-Senn
Not using faults does not mean that one does not have them. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
The trouble with resisting temptation is it may never come your way again. – Korman’s Law
Serving one’s own passions is the greatest slavery. – Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia
There is no allurement or enticement, actual or imaginary, which a well-disciplined mind may not surmount. The wish to resist more than half accomplishes the object. – Charlotte Dacre, The Passions, 1811
Most people want to be delivered from temptation but would like it to keep in touch. – Robert Orben
Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper bringing-up, a sound set of values — and witnesses. – Franklin P. Jones
About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you’re fighting temptation. – Tom Wilson
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it. – Thomas Jefferson
We like slipping, but not falling; our real anxiety is to be tempted enough. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers
Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell. – Author Unknown
You are a puppet, but in the hands of the infinite, which may be your own. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
