I deal with temptation by yielding to it

I deal with temptation by yielding to it

It is easier to stay out than get out.

It is easier to stay out than get out.

Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back
When gold and silver becks me to come on.

Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back
When gold and silver becks me to come on.

Things orbidden have a secret charm.

Things orbidden have a secret charm.

How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes deeds ill done!

How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes deeds ill done!

Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

But Satan now is wiser than of yore,
And tempts by making rich, not making poor.

But Satan now is wiser than of yore,
And tempts by making rich, not making poor.

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

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

'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.

'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.