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Let's meet and either do or die.
Let's meet and either do or die.
The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason.
The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason.
 O cunning enemy that, to catch a saint,
 With saints dost bait thy hook: most dangerous
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 O cunning enemy that, to catch a saint,
 With saints dost bait thy hook: most dangerous
  Is that temptation that doth goad us on
   To sin in loving virtue. 
Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.
Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.
The more you are willing to accept responsibility for your actions, the more credibility you will have
The more you are willing to accept responsibility for your actions, the more credibility you will have
Put his shoulder to the wheel.
Put his shoulder to the wheel.
Tempt not a desperate man.
Tempt not a desperate man.
 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. 
 There are several good protections against temptations, but the 
surest is cowardice.  
 There are several good protections against temptations, but the 
surest is cowardice.