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Thou shalt abstain,
Renounce, refrain.
[Ger., Entbehren sollst du! sollst entbehren.]
Thou shalt abstain,
Renounce, refrain.
[Ger., Entbehren sollst du! sollst entbehren.]
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.
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.
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.
I can resist anything except temptation.
I can resist anything except temptation.
Why comes temptation, but for man to meet and master and crouch beneath his foot, and so be pedestaled in read more
Why comes temptation, but for man to meet and master and crouch beneath his foot, and so be pedestaled in triumph?
Things orbidden have a secret charm.
Things orbidden have a secret charm.
When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in read more
When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.
There are several good protections against temptations, but the
surest is cowardice.
There are several good protections against temptations, but the
surest is cowardice.