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Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.
Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.
Know'st thou not any whom corrupting gold
Will tempt unto a close exploit of death?
Know'st thou not any whom corrupting gold
Will tempt unto a close exploit of death?
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
Things orbidden have a secret charm.
Things orbidden have a secret charm.
Why comes temptation but for man to meet
And master and make crouch beneath his foot,
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Why comes temptation but for man to meet
And master and make crouch beneath his foot,
And so be pedestaled in triumph?
The devil tempts us not--'tis we tempt him,
Reckoning his skill with opportunity.
The devil tempts us not--'tis we tempt him,
Reckoning his skill with opportunity.
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.
Terrible is the temptation to be good.
Terrible is the temptation to be good.
