I deal with temptation by yielding to it

I deal with temptation by yielding to it

What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.

What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.

Things orbidden have a secret charm.

Things orbidden have a secret charm.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

O cunning enemy that, to catch a saint,
With saints dost bait thy hook: most dangerous
Is read more

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.

Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.