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 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. 
 People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees 
results.  
 People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees 
results. 
 But Satan now is wiser than of yore,
 And tempts by making rich, not making poor.  
 But Satan now is wiser than of yore,
 And tempts by making rich, not making poor. 
Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.
Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.
A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of read more
A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of action.. You must act as you breathe.
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
 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.