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For I am that way going to temptation,
Where prayers cross.
For I am that way going to temptation,
Where prayers cross.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
Tempt not a desperate man.
Tempt not a desperate man.
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?
Terrible is the temptation to be good.
Terrible is the temptation to be good.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
I can resist anything except temptation.
I can resist anything except temptation.
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.
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.