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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.
Terrible is the temptation to be good.
Terrible is the temptation to be good.
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes deeds ill done!
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes deeds ill done!
I deal with temptation by yielding to it
I deal with temptation by yielding to it
'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.
'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.
Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure hours that men are made or marred.
Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure hours that men are made or marred.
Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes read more
Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.
Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back
When gold and silver becks me to come on.
Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back
When gold and silver becks me to come on.
Tempt not a desperate man.
Tempt not a desperate man.
