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Tempt not a desperate man.
Tempt not a desperate man.
Calvin: Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction read more
Calvin: Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man? Hobbes: I'm not sure that man needs the help
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.
'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.
'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in fine gay colours, that
are but skin-deep.
Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in fine gay colours, that
are but skin-deep.
O cunning enemy that, to catch a saint,
With saints dost bait thy hook: most dangerous
Is read more
O cunning enemy that, to catch a saint,
With saints dost bait thy hook: most dangerous
Is that temptation that doth goad us on
To sin in loving virtue.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.
Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.
