temptation [Theme]

In all our endeavors and actions, we must most of all beware of one of our most powerful enemies. This enemy is despondency. Dejection is a true temptation of the spirit of darkness, with which it attacks us, knowing how difficult it is for a person to fight it.

Temptation in the mind and heart is more terrible than all external temptations. No one is as dangerous to us as ourselves.

... hands... like the wings of a butterfly, their shadows with light movements strive towards the light... dancing on the wall... getting burned... going blind... the temptation to merge is irresistible... a couple more minutes and the light will go out... Thoughts will become clearer in the evening cloudiness of words... and stricter... just a couple of minutes... let's put them aside for an eternity of circling in a carefree dance of hands...

Even the most balanced people, who have excellent self-control, sometimes feel an inexplicable temptation to do something completely different from what they should do. Very often this temptation is associated with the creation of evil, without any reason, without any benefit. In other words, an unjustified rebellion against common sense and generally accepted rules of behavior.

Strange as it may seem, it is precisely by serving, and receiving certain blessings and success, that there is a temptation, or temptation, to fall ill with star fever.

There is a strong temptation to relapse.

Forgive me, grant me redemption.

And I will not say about that creativity, good or bad.

- Mockingbirds are harmless birds, they only do what they sing for our pleasure. They do not peck berries in gardens, do not build nests in barns, but only sing their songs for us from the bottom of their hearts.

His words are a poison that confuses the mind.

The temptation to build preconceptions based on incomplete data is detrimental to our profession.

It's easy to resist temptation when it doesn't tempt you.

peace...

Let my temptation be a book that I will buy, keep and keep.