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As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain read more
As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain the strength of the temptations we resist.
Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure hours that men are made or marred.
Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure hours that men are made or marred.
Know'st thou not any whom corrupting gold
Will tempt unto a close exploit of death?
Know'st thou not any whom corrupting gold
Will tempt unto a close exploit of death?
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!
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.
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.
Terrible is the temptation to be good.
Terrible is the temptation to be good.
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.
