The best way to resist temptation is to avoid it. Prevention is far, far better than repentance.
The answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind.
The experiments show quite clearly that, as you resist more and more temptation, you're actually more and more likely to fail.
Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought.
Everyone deals with temptation. It's just there.
It takes so much strength to say to your ego, 'You know what? You're going to keep me lonely, so I have to ignore you.'
The force of the blow depends on the resistance. It is sometimes better not to struggle against temptation. Either fly or yield at once.
The hardest thing for me is restraint. I see fresh beans and ramps, and I start to quiver.
Put temptation on the unenjoyment line.
The reason I haven't got an agent is so that no one can contact me to offer me a film part. In case I'm tempted to do something I'll regret later.
I know the struggle - trust me. I know how hard it is for us to say 'no' to a lot of things that get offered.
Chastity works better if you don't keep testing it.
