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Things orbidden have a secret charm.
Things orbidden have a secret charm.
Most people would like to be delivered from temptation but would like it to keep in touch
Most people would like to be delivered from temptation but would like it to keep in touch
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
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.
The devil tempts us not--'tis we tempt him,
Reckoning his skill with opportunity.
The devil tempts us not--'tis we tempt him,
Reckoning his skill with opportunity.
The most successful tempters and thus the most dangerous are the deluded deluders.
The most successful tempters and thus the most dangerous are the deluded deluders.
Temptation is a woman's weapon and man's excuse.
Temptation is a woman's weapon and man's excuse.
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows read more
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.