And I don't want to mean anything to you,
I don't want to tempt you to be true.
--
EchoTom Petty
People are always shouting they want to create a better future. It's not true. The future is an apathetic void of no interest to anyone. The past is full of life, eager to irritate us, provoke and insult us, tempt us to destroy or repaint it. The only reason people want to be masters of the future is to change the past. They are fighting for access to the laboratories where photographs are retouched and biographies and histories rewritten.
Milan Kundera
Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? Shew me the tribute money.
Jesus Christ
It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Jesus Christ
Like Dead Sea fruits, that tempt the eye,
But turn to ashes on the lips.Thomas Moore
Tempt me no more, for I
Have known the lightning's hour,
The poet's inward pride,
The certainty of power.Cecil Day Lewis
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