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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.
Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure time that men are made or marred.
Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure time that men are made or marred.
Things orbidden have a secret charm.
Things orbidden have a secret charm.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it
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.
Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes read more
Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.
Tempt not a desperate man.
Tempt not a desperate man.
The most successful tempters and thus the most dangerous are the deluded deluders.
The most successful tempters and thus the most dangerous are the deluded deluders.
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.
