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The devil tempts us not--'tis we tempt him,
Reckoning his skill with opportunity.
The devil tempts us not--'tis we tempt him,
Reckoning his skill with opportunity.
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.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it
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.
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.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
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!
Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a moveable body.
Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a moveable body.
