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 generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in read more

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.

I deal with temptation by yielding to it

I deal with temptation by yielding to it

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.

Terrible is the temptation to be good.

Terrible is the temptation to be good.

It is a creature
That dotes on Cassio, as 'tis the strumpet's plague
To beguile many and read more

It is a creature
That dotes on Cassio, as 'tis the strumpet's plague
To beguile many and be beguiled by one.

Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.

Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.

Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.