Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes About Temptation

• Thou shalt abstain, Renounce, refrain.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Temptation, Renounce, Refrain

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2015). “Faust: Top Classic of German”, p.80, 谷月社

• Every bird has its decoy, and every man is led and misled in his own peculiar way.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Men, Bird, Temptation

• Great possessions and great want of them are both strong temptations.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Strong, Temptation, Want

• We are surrounded by abysses, but the greatest of all depths is in our own heart, and an irresistible leaning leads us there. Draw thyself from thyself!

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Heart, Temptation, Depth

• The absence of temptation is the absence of virtue.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Temptation, Virtue, Absence

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