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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.
O cunning enemy that, to catch a saint,
With saints dost bait thy hook: most dangerous
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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.
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.
'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.
'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
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.
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is
tried, he shall receive the crown of life, read more
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is
tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath
promised to them that love him.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a moveable body.
Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a moveable body.
