'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.

'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.

I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that
are bad for me do not tempt me.

I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that
are bad for me do not tempt me.

Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back
When gold and silver becks me to come on.

Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back
When gold and silver becks me to come on.

Things orbidden have a secret charm.

Things orbidden have a secret charm.

So true is that old saying, Corruptio optimi pessima.

So true is that old saying, Corruptio optimi pessima.

. . . thieves at home must hang; but he that puts
Into his overgorged and bloated purse
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. . . thieves at home must hang; but he that puts
Into his overgorged and bloated purse
The wealth of Indian provinces, escapes.

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

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

I deal with temptation by yielding to it

I deal with temptation by yielding to it

What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.

What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.