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It is a creature
That dotes on Cassio, as 'tis the strumpet's plague
To beguile many and read more

It is a creature
That dotes on Cassio, as 'tis the strumpet's plague
To beguile many and be beguiled by one.

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Corruption is a tree, whose branches are
Of an immeasurable length: they spread
Ev'rywhere; and the dew read more

Corruption is a tree, whose branches are
Of an immeasurable length: they spread
Ev'rywhere; and the dew that drops from thence
Hath infected some chairs and stools of authority.

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It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually read more

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.

by David Brin Found in: Corruption Quotes,
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Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure hours that men are made or marred.

Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure hours that men are made or marred.

by W. M. Taylor Found in: Temptation Quotes,
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I can resist anything except temptation.

I can resist anything except temptation.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Temptation Quotes,
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The men with the muck-rake are often indispensable to the
well-being of society, but only if they know when read more

The men with the muck-rake are often indispensable to the
well-being of society, but only if they know when to stop raking
the muck.
- Theodore Roosevelt,

by Theodore Roosevelt Found in: Corruption Quotes,
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Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

by John Dryden Found in: Temptation Quotes,
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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

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But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan:
thou art an offence unto me: for read more

But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan:
thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things
that be of God, but those that be of men.

by Bible Found in: Temptation Quotes,
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