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Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse;
Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse.
Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse;
Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse.
For I am that way going to temptation,
Where prayers cross.
For I am that way going to temptation,
Where prayers cross.
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows read more
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it
Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.
Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.
Terrible is the temptation to be good.
Terrible is the temptation to be good.
Tempt not a desperate man.
Tempt not a desperate man.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
