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.