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I can resist anything except temptation.
I can resist anything except temptation.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
But something may be done that we will not;
And sometimes we are devils to ourselves
When read more
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.
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
Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes read more
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.
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.
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!
Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse;
Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse.
Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse;
Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse.
I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that
are bad for me do not tempt me.
I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that
are bad for me do not tempt me.