“If yon wish to be like the gods on earth, to be free in the realms of the dead, pluck not the fruit from the garden! In appearance it may glisten to the eye; but the perishable pleasure of possession quickly avenges the curse of curiosity.” IfsMayEyeEarthWishPleasureGardenFruitCuriosityPossessionAppearanceTemptationCurseRealmsPluckGlisten Author:Friedrich Schiller
“The Spirit of man is like a kite, which rises by means of those very forces which seem to oppose its rise; the tie that joins it to the earth, the opposing winds of temptation, and the weight of earth-born affections which it carries with it into the sky.” MenMeanSeemsEarthSpiritForceBornSkyWindWeightAffectionTemptationTiesCarrieOpposingKites Book:The Rod, the Root and the Flower Source: The Rod, the Root and the Flower
“It is a blessed thing to know that no power on earth, no temptation, no human frailty can dissolve what God holds together.” KnowsHumansEarthTogetherBlessedTemptationFrailtyHuman Frailties Book:Letters Papers from Prison Source: Letters Papers from Prison
“All our afflictions, all our temptations are to make heaven more desirable, and earth more loathsome.” EarthHeavenTemptationAfflictionDesirable Book:Sermons Source: Sermons