Temptation Reward

Famous quotes containing the words temptation and/or reward:

“Life is so messy that the temptation to straighten it up is very strong. And the results always illusory.”
—Anna Quindlen (b. 1953)

“People think that if a man has undergone any hardship, he should have a reward; but for my part, if I have done the hardest possible day’s work, and then come to sit down in a corner and eat my supper comfortably—why, then I don’t think I deserve any reward for my hard day’s work—for am I not now at peace? Is not my supper good?”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)