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Things orbidden have a secret charm.
Things orbidden have a secret charm.
Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a moveable body.
Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a moveable body.
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.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
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.
Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.
Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.
Why comes temptation but for man to meet
And master and make crouch beneath his foot,
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Why comes temptation but for man to meet
And master and make crouch beneath his foot,
And so be pedestaled in triumph?
I can resist anything except temptation.
I can resist anything except temptation.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
