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    Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.

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Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is
tried, he shall receive the crown of life, read more

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is
tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath
promised to them that love him.

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Calvin: Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction read more

Calvin: Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man? Hobbes: I'm not sure that man needs the help

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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.

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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it

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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?

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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.

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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.

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Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.

Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.

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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

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