“The only thing I cannot resist is temptation.”

A Few Thoughts for a Young Man (1850), p. 65
Context: He who cannot resist temptation is not a man. He is wanting in the highest attributes of humanity.

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Source: The Apple Cart

Lord Darlington, Act I
Variant: I can resist everything except temptation
Source: Lady Windermere's Fan (1892)

Je n'aime pas à résister à la tentation.
Source: Vathek, P. 140; translation p. 83.

The Rickover Effect (1992)
Context: It is a human inclination to hope things will work out, despite evidence or doubt to the contrary. A successful manager must resist this temptation. This is particularly hard if one has invested much time and energy on a project and thus has come to feel possessive about it. Although it is not easy to admit what a person once thought correct now appears to be wrong, one must discipline himself to face the facts objectively and make the necessary changes — regardless of the consequences to himself. The man in charge must personally set the example in this respect. He must be able, in effect, to "kill his own child" if necessary and must require his subordinates to do likewise.