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Terrible is the temptation to be good.
Terrible is the temptation to be good.
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
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.
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.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that
are bad for me do not tempt me.
I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that
are bad for me do not tempt me.