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I deal with temptation by yielding to it
I deal with temptation by yielding to it
'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.
'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a moveable body.
Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a moveable body.
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.
There are several good protections against temptations, but the
surest is cowardice.
There are several good protections against temptations, but the
surest is cowardice.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
But something may be done that we will not;
And sometimes we are devils to ourselves
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But something may be done that we will not;
And sometimes we are devils to ourselves
When we will tempt the frailty of our powers,
Presuming on their changeful potency.
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.
