Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

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.

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.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it

He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.

He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is
tried, he shall receive the crown of life, read more

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is
tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath
promised to them that love him.

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

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

By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

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

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