I would rather have broken jade than complete tiles. ——Tang Li Baiyao's "Book of Northern Qi·Yuan Jing'an Biography"
Temptation is a cup of thirst-quenching poison, a snake-hearted beauty, and a sharp steel knife behind a gentle whisper.
A true traveler must be a wanderer, experiencing the wanderer's joyful temptation and will to explore. Travel must be wandering, otherwise it will not be travel. ——Lin Yutang
The value of a person is determined at the moment of temptation.
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A moth flies into the flame and is seduced by temptation; a person's reputation is ruined because of temptation. Throughout the ages, right and wrong have become miserable in the face of temptation. But temptation is always like an endless whistle, singing its song and bumping back and forth in your heart. Just like Siren, the siren, seduces every sailor with her beautiful singing voice. When faced with temptation, we should be brave and smart sailors who persevere and defeat temptation!
Don’t betray by being poor, don’t change your ambition by being humble. ——Huan Wan, Han Dynasty, "On Salt and Iron: Vast Territory"
Only by resisting temptation will you have more opportunities to perform noble actions. Chernyshevsky
All kinds of temptations on the road of life are difficult to guard against. They are as pervasive as bacteria, corroding your tree of life and plunging you into eternal disaster. ——Chen Yi
The greed for money and the greed for pleasure make us become their slaves, which can also be said to throw our whole body and mind into the abyss. Pursuit of profit is a chronic disease that makes people despicable, but greed for pleasure is a disease that makes people extremely shameless and incurable.
Don’t be afraid of being shattered into pieces, you must remain innocent in this world.
——Ming Yuqian's "Ode to Lime"