Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation Quotes

“God's grace comes first. His love is prevenient to our response;his forgiveness awakens our repentance.”
― James Runcie, Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation

“The ultimate aim of art, like that of love, is to reach for the shapeless origin of all shapes, the essence of beauty.”
― James Runcie, Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation

“St John of the Cross once wrote: “In the evening of our life, we shall be judged by our loving.”
― James Runcie, Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation

“The truest test of character is how we behave towards people who can do nothing for us.”
― James Runcie, Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation

“I always remember those who gave me the benefit of the doubt. I think I was more shamed by them than those who set out to punish me straight away.”
― James Runcie, Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation

“Who amongst us had not preferred the comfort of illusion or deceived themselves in order to deal with the difficulties of life – sometimes hoping for the impossible – knowing that even if their aspirations were implausibly far-fetched, it was better to take that risky highway rather than remain on the low road of caution and despair? He”
― James Runcie, Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation

“I have often puzzled over the phrase “a lingering death”. Other people might refer to that simply as “life”.’ Before”
― James Runcie, Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation

“If you only do what you’ve always done you can only get what you’ve always got.”
― James Runcie, Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation

“Gracious behavior can inspire others to do the same.”
― James Runcie, Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation

“There is something delightfully decadent about about getting sloshed on a Tuesday afternoon, don't you think?”
― James Runcie, Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation

“You know what they say about marriage? A man can either be right or happy.”
― James Runcie, Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation

“Only people with money can afford to say they have no need of it.”
― James Runcie, Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation

“As the Apollo 11 astronauts prepared to land on the moon, the Chambers family was engaged in a rather more prosaic adventure: a two-week visit to Rügen Island in East Germany.”
― James Runcie, Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation