But something may be done that we will not;
And sometimes we are devils to ourselves
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But something may be done that we will not;
And sometimes we are devils to ourselves
When we will tempt the frailty of our powers,
Presuming on their changeful potency.

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.

So you tell yourself you are pretty find clay
To have tricked temptation and turned it away,
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So you tell yourself you are pretty find clay
To have tricked temptation and turned it away,
But wait, my friend, for a different day;
Wait till you want to want to!

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

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

He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.

He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.

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

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

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.

Terrible is the temptation to be good.

Terrible is the temptation to be good.

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a moveable body.

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a moveable body.