Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.

Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.

But something may be done that we will not;
And sometimes we are devils to ourselves
When read more

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.

'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.

'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.

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.

It is easier to stay out than get out.

It is easier to stay out than get out.

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.

But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan:
thou art an offence unto me: for read more

But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan:
thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things
that be of God, but those that be of men.

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.