Some temptations come to the industrious, but all temptations attack the idle

Quote by Charles H Spurgeon

Topics: Temptation Quotes

He that deserves nothing should be content with anything.

He that deserves nothing should be content with anything.

Show me the business man or institution not guided by sentiment and service; by the...

Show me the business man or institution not guided by sentiment and service; by the...

If...you feel that if you could indulge in sin without punishment, yet it would be...

If...you feel that if you could indulge in sin without punishment, yet it would be...

The greatest works are done by the ones. The hundreds do not often do much,...

The greatest works are done by the ones. The hundreds do not often do much,...

Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.

Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many...

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many...

A lie travels round the world, while Truth is putting on her boots

A lie travels round the world, while Truth is putting on her boots

Every generation needs regeneration

Every generation needs regeneration

By perseverance the snail reached the ark.

By perseverance the snail reached the ark.

Do you think yourself wise? Then there's a donkey inside your waistcoat

Do you think yourself wise? Then there's a donkey inside your waistcoat

Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.

Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.

It is not well to make great changes in old age.

It is not well to make great changes in old age.

Quietude, which some men cannot abide because it reveals their inward poverty, is as a...

Quietude, which some men cannot abide because it reveals their inward poverty, is as a...

Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much...

Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much...

Economy is half the battle of life. It is not so hard to earn money...

Economy is half the battle of life. It is not so hard to earn money...

The worst thing that can happen to a man who gambles is to win

The worst thing that can happen to a man who gambles is to win

When you see a man with a great deal of religion displayed in his shop...

When you see a man with a great deal of religion displayed in his shop...

God gives all to those, who get up early.

God gives all to those, who get up early.

It was my first meeting with a philosophy that confirmed my vague speculations and seemed...

It was my first meeting with a philosophy that confirmed my vague speculations and seemed...

For thou, o Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying,...

For thou, o Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying,...