Why comes temptation but for man to meet
And master and make crouch beneath his foot,
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Why comes temptation but for man to meet
And master and make crouch beneath his foot,
And so be pedestaled in triumph?

Tempt not a desperate man.

Tempt not a desperate man.

He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.

He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.

Know'st thou not any whom corrupting gold
Will tempt unto a close exploit of death?

Know'st thou not any whom corrupting gold
Will tempt unto a close exploit of death?

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

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

Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

There are several good protections against temptations, but the
surest is cowardice.

There are several good protections against temptations, but the
surest is cowardice.

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.

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.