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Things orbidden have a secret charm.
Things orbidden have a secret charm.
Honest bread is very well--it's the butter that makes the
temptation.
Honest bread is very well--it's the butter that makes the
temptation.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
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.
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.
It is a creature
That dotes on Cassio, as 'tis the strumpet's plague
To beguile many and read more
It is a creature
That dotes on Cassio, as 'tis the strumpet's plague
To beguile many and be beguiled by one.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse;
Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse.
Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse;
Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse.
I deal with temptation by yielding to it
I deal with temptation by yielding to it