Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Temptations
Temptations, when we meet them at first, are as the lion that roared upon Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them.
—John Bunyan
Temptations, like misfortunes, are sent to test our moral strength.
—Marguerite de Valois