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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

For I am that way going to temptation,
Where prayers cross.

For I am that way going to temptation,
Where prayers cross.

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

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

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.

He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.

He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.