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Don't tempt the devil darling. He'll give you the worse bits you asked for, plus what you couldn't even imagine. — Naomi Jackson

Never tempt fate. It plays for keeps. — Seanan McGuire

When a person wants nothing, it's evil to tempt them with something. — Marty Rubin

A lot of food shows need only to tempt. Some food shows only need to inspire, to empower. And there are a lot of shows that do that. — Alton Brown

When a man wants nothing, it's evil to tempt him with something. — Marty Rubin

He had fallen head over heels for a devil with blue eyes and waist-length blonde hair and a body that would tempt a man into sin and death. — Francine Rivers

Your occupation may be as humble as log splitting, and yet the devil can tempt you in it. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

You tempt the devil," he whispered then laid his head down and sighed. "Angels always do. — Bijou Hunter

The spirits perverse with easy intercourse pass to and fro, to tempt or punish mortals. — John Milton

A whiff of fresh mint
that tastes like strawberry pie.
Your kisses tempt me. — Richelle E. Goodrich

One wouldn't wish to tempt fate — Jude Morgan

Sometimes we are devils to ourselves When we will tempt the frailty of our powers, Presuming on their changeful potency. — William Shakespeare

Are you certain they will manage without me?" "We will be back in only a few hours. How bad can it get?" "Don't tempt fate, my love. — Gail Carriger

Nothing seems to tempt fate more than mentioning the possibility of something bad happening. — Donald G. Firesmith

A baby's feet, like sea-shells pink Might tempt, should heaven see meet, An angel's lips to kiss, we think, A baby's feet. — Algernon Charles Swinburne

Winning does not tempt that man. This is how he grows: by being defeated, decisively, by greater and greater beings. — Rainer Maria Rilke

True nobleness in soul is only evinced in never suffering station to tempt us into a forgetfulness of ourselves and of what we owe to others. — John Tyler

He would never again tempt innocence. He would be good. — Oscar Wilde

A dish around which I see too many people doesn't tempt me. — Julien Green

Where's the cyborg?" asked the guard. Iko snarled at him. "Bite me." He raised an eyebrow. "Tempt me. — Marissa Meyer

Women are so strange in their influence that they tempt you to misplaced kindness. — Thomas Hardy

Can I tempt you? Go on, be a devil. — H.M. Forester

Life is very sweet to me, and there is no position of power or wealth that could tempt me from the throne God has given me. — Dwight L. Moody

The devil's characteristic has been to originate sin and tempt others to sin — Wayne Grudem

God tests, but he does not tempt. — Criss Jami

I never reach those far-off places. New trails tempt me at every turn. — Marty Rubin

There isn't any amount of money that could tempt me to promote something that I didn't believe in. — Zoe Sugg

many things tempt our hearts to put them first and God second. We must root out the desire to worship these things and focus on the true God. The — Richard J. Foster

You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer. — Pablo Picasso

Enough to tempt me; I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by — Jane Austen

Charm, amuse, inspire, tempt, overwhelm, dazzle. Will you earn reward? (195) — Arthur Phillips

You're so immature." "Blue hair. That's all I'm saying." "Bite me, dead girl." I showed fang and winked at her. "Don't tempt me, witch. — Chloe Neill

Divine does not tempt us to see what's in our hearts, it tempts us so we could see what's in our hearts. — Aleksandra Ninkovic

If he's dumb enough to tempt a woman wielding a knife, then he deserves everything after that. — Lora Leigh

Women all have the same female pretentions and even the most virtuous among them like to convince themselves that they can tempt a man. — Gabriel Chevallier

The Devil, having nothing else to do Went off to tempt my Lady Poltagrue. My Lady, tempted by a private whim, To his extreme annoyance, tempted him. — Hilaire Belloc

All right, I say. I don't smile. Why tempt her to friendship? — Margaret Atwood

You tempt me beyond reason." Her heart sped up. Indeed he tempted her beyond reason too. — Vonda Sinclair

Tempt not a desperate man — William Shakespeare

The Christless cults and deity-dishonoring mushroom religions of this midnight hour tempt the Lord God. Will no one sound the alarm? — Leonard Ravenhill

There are other ways to tempt men, besides the flesh. — George R R Martin

Fish is meant to tempt as well as nourish, and everything that lives in water is seductive. — Jean-Paul Aron

The devil does not tempt unbelievers and sinners who are already his own. — Thomas A Kempis

Competing pressures tempt one to believe that an issue deferred is a problem avoided; more often it is a crisis invited. — Henry A. Kissinger

You cannot tempt the hearts of men who are pure. — Brandon Sanderson

Sweetheart." He let out a serrated breath. "You tempt me just by being in the same room with me. — Lisa Kleypas

There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ardent
yet chill and formal,
how I ache
to tempt a chisel
as a sculptor. — Hilda Doolittle

Small nations are like indecently dressed women. They tempt the evil-minded. — Julius Nyerere

All that I wanted was to tempt into life things that wanted to come out of me. — Andrei Tarkovsky

To you I belong.My heart beats only for you.No other will tempt me,from this day and beyond.To you I belong. — Gena Showalter

Do not compare, do not measure. No other way is like yours. All other ways deceive and tempt you. You must fulfill the way that is in you. — Carl Jung

There is no evil that does not offer inducements. Vices tempt you by the rewards which they offer. — Seneca The Younger

I can no more preach nonviolence to a cowardly man than I can tempt a blind man to enjoy healthy scenes. — Mahatma Gandhi

There is always some cheap pleasant thing to tempt you. — Abhijit V. Banerjee

The devil tempts us not; 'tis we who tempt him, beckoning his skill with opportunity. — George Eliot

Satan can only tempt you with what you already have. — Don Winslow

Do not flatter yourself. You cannot tempt me. — Franca Storm

That was just like a demon. Tempt mankind with their weaknesses, play them for fools, then condemn them and spread guilt like a plague... — K.L. Burrell

Don't
tempt the scorpion if you don't want to
get stung. — Colleen Hoover

James wrote, "Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am being tempted by God'; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone — Erwin W. Lutzer

Either offer me something I really like, or stop trying to tempt me. — Mason Cooley

You ever gentle gods, take my breath from me.
Let not my worser spirit tempt me again
To die before you please. — William Shakespeare

PROGRESSIVISM = EUGENICS: Centrally Planned economies tempt population control. — A.E. Samaan

It is criminal negligence to leave suckers lying around to tempt honest men. — Wilson Mizner

It is much better to tempt fortune where it can favor you than to see your certain ruin by not tempting it. — Niccolo Machiavelli

Don't tempt the wrath of the whatever from high atop the thing. — Aaron Sorkin

Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light. — William Shakespeare

Idle men tempt the devil to tempt them. — Charles Spurgeon

I'm going to destroy you, princess. I'll toy with you, tempt you, and give you everything you never knew to ask for. — Setta Jay

Dem. Tempt not too much the hatred of my spirit, For I am sick when I do look on you.212 Hel. And I am sick when I look not on you. — William Shakespeare

The most likely man to go to hell is the man who has nothing to do on earth. Idle people tempt the devil to tempt them. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

The devil does not tempt people whom he finds suitably employed. — Jeremy Taylor

Away! Away! Tempt me no more insidious love. — Mark Akenside

Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Nor was it wise to tempt angels, even of the fallen sort. — Cassandra Clare

The tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world. — Mike Tyson

When evening closes Nature's eye, The glow-worm lights her little spark To captivate her favorite fly And tempt the rover through the dark. — James Montgomery

For to tempt and to be tempted are things very nearly allied. — Robert K. Massie

The one kiss that was stolen, was given in a lie. — Anthony Liccione

The Devil did not tempt Adam and Eve to steal, to lie, to kill, to commit adultery; he tempted them to live independent of God. — Bob Jones, Sr.

Never assume you're safe, and never, ever tempt the Fates by announcing that you think you're safe. — Rick Riordan

Everybody else is working to change, persuade, tempt and control them. The best readers come to fiction to be free of all that noise. — Philip Roth

Knowing was a temptation. What you don't know won't tempt you. — Margaret Atwood

The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he is a blockhead. — George Savile

Plays which are universal tempt me. 'August: Osage County' is a play which is relevant to the urban Indian set up. — Lillete Dubey

When we would think of God, how many things we find which turn us away from Him, and tempt us to think otherwise. All this is evil, yet it is innate. — Blaise Pascal

My point is that Satan uses our keenest appetites to tempt us. — James C. Dobson

She is tolerable, I suppose, but not handsome enough to tempt our killer." - Mr Sherlock Darcy — Debbie Cowens

Be sure that Satan will tempt you at your weak point, not the strong. — Billy Graham

He is entering through the darkest passage of my heart, without even knocking at the door. A tree of forbidden fruit, walking down close to tempt me. — Samreen Ahsan

The Devil often transforms himself into an angel to tempt men, some for their instruction, some for their ruin. — Saint Augustine

I will always buy extra yarn. I will not try to tempt fate. — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

Never tempt a man beyond what he can endure. — Brent Weeks

Sometimes, God on purpose allows Satan to tempt human.
One should keep on praying to be kept away of temptation. — Toba Beta

I never resist temptation because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me. — George Bernard Shaw

Beauty to beguile, spies to ensnare, and gold, always gold, to tempt, to trap, to control. — Karen Azinger

13Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. — Anonymous

If I complain about the difficult circumstances of my life, I impugn the sovereignty and goodness of God and tempt my listener to do the same. — Jerry Bridges

To deny ones' true nature and the gifts given you by the gods is to tempt disaster. You cannot hide behind the mask forever. — Midori Snyder

A beautiful woman, if poor, should use double circumspection; for her beauty will tempt others, her poverty herself. — Charles Caleb Colton