temptation:
1. The act of tempting or the state of being yempted.2. Something tempting; an enticement.
QUOTES:
(1) Sister Annie Alden (Helen Jerome Eddy) and Rose Carlton/The Frisco Doll (Mae West) in Klondike Annie (1936):
-- Sister Annie: ' If you tried , you could resist every temptation .'
-- The Frisco Doll: ' What's the good of resisting temptation? There'll always be more .'
(2) Wayne Carter (Dick Foran) and Flower Belle Lee (Mae West) in My Little Chickadee (1940):
-- Wayner: ' I don't like to see a girl like you go into Badger's. It's a sordid place full of temptations .'
-- Flower Belle: ' I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it .'
(3) The Sin Killer (Walter Huston) to Pearl Chavez (Jennifer Jones) in Duel in the Sun (1946): ' Pearl, you're curved in the flesh of temptation. Resistance is going to be a darn sight harder for you than for females protected by the shape of sows .'
(4) Humphrey Brinstead (Bob Hope) in Fancy Pants (1950): ' Don't tempt me, mum. I can resist anything but temptation .'
(5) Mrs. Pendrake (Faye Dunaway) to Little Big Man/Jack Crabb (Dustin Hoffman) in Little Big Man (1970): ' We all must resist temptation. Purity is it's own reward .'
(6) Paula Pokrifki (Debra Winger) to Zach Mayo (Richard Gere) in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982): ' How can you resist? I'm like candy . It's going to be very hard to get enough .'
(7) Oscar Wilde (Nicholas Grace) in Salome's Last Dance (1988): ' As you know , I resist anything but temptation .'
See Also: diasteunia, temptation, weak sister, wear the ring
Quotes Containing temptation:
Sister Annie Alden (Helen Jerome Eddy) and Rose Carlton/The Frisco Doll (Mae West) in Klondike Annie (1936): - Sister Annie: 'If you tried , you could resist every temptation .' - The Frisco Doll: 'What's the good of resisting temptation? There'll always be more.'
Graffiti: 'Lead me not into temptation . I can find it myself.'
Oscar Wilde (Nicholas Grace) in Salome's Last Dance (1988): 'As you know , I resist anything but temptation .'
Lucille (Melanie Griffith) in Crazy in Alabama (1999): 'I'm the kind of girl who can resist anything but temptation .'
Humphrey Brinstead (Bob Hope) in Fancy Pants (1950): 'Don't tempt me, mum. I can resist anything but temptation .'
Mrs. Pendrake (Faye Dunaway) to Little Big Man/Jack Crabb (Dustin Hoffman) in Little Big Man (1970): 'We all must resist temptation . Purity is it's own reward.'
Wayne Carter (Dick Foran) and Flower Belle Lee (Mae West) in My Little Chickadee (1940): - Wayner: 'I don't like to see a girl like you go into Badger's. It's a sordid place full of temptations. ' - Flower Belle: 'I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it .'
The Sin Killer (Walter Huston) to Pearl Chavez (Jennifer Jones) in Duel in the Sun (1946): 'Pearl, you're curved in the flesh of temptation . Resistance is going to be a darn sight harder for you than for females protected by the shape of sows.'
The Sin Killer (Walter Huston) to young Pearl Chavez (Jennifer Jones) in Duel in the Sun (1946): ''Pearl, you''re curved in the flesh of temptation . Resistance is going to be a darn sight harder for you than for females protected by the shape of sows.''
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