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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.
Temptation is a woman's weapon and man's excuse.
Temptation is a woman's weapon and man's excuse.
What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.
What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.
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.
Tempt not a desperate man.
Tempt not a desperate man.
'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.
'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.
Things orbidden have a secret charm.
Things orbidden have a secret charm.
But Satan now is wiser than of yore,
And tempts by making rich, not making poor.
But Satan now is wiser than of yore,
And tempts by making rich, not making poor.
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.