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 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. 
 There are several good protections against temptations, but the 
surest is cowardice.  
 There are several good protections against temptations, but the 
surest is cowardice. 
Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.
Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.
Things orbidden have a secret charm.
Things orbidden have a secret charm.
 Thou shalt abstain,
 Renounce, refrain.
  [Ger., Entbehren sollst du! sollst entbehren.]  
 Thou shalt abstain,
 Renounce, refrain.
  [Ger., Entbehren sollst du! sollst entbehren.] 
 It is a creature
 That dotes on Cassio, as 'tis the strumpet's plague
  To beguile many and read more 
 It is a creature
 That dotes on Cassio, as 'tis the strumpet's plague
  To beguile many and be beguiled by one. 
It is easier to stay out than get out.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
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.
'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.
'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.