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Will is character in action
Will is character in action
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.
Honest bread is very well--it's the butter that makes the
temptation.
Honest bread is very well--it's the butter that makes the
temptation.
Mediocrity is self-inflicted. Genius is self-bestowed.
Mediocrity is self-inflicted. Genius is self-bestowed.
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.
Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a moveable body.
Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a moveable body.
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 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.
Men can do all things if they will
Men can do all things if they will
