We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory.
God grant you the strength to fight off the temptations of surrender.
Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.
Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.
I can resist everything except temptation.
Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body.
We acquire the strength we have overcome.
Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought.
So we must stand together to resist, for we will get what we can take - just that and no more.
Why resist temptation? There will always be more.