Taste this, and be henceforth among the Gods thyself a Goddess.

Taste this, and be henceforth among the Gods thyself a Goddess.

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.

He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.

He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.

Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.

Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.

Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure hours that men are made or marred.

Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure hours that men are made or marred.

For I am that way going to temptation,
Where prayers cross.

For I am that way going to temptation,
Where prayers cross.

As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain read more

As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain the strength of the temptations we resist.

Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in fine gay colours, that
are but skin-deep.

Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in fine gay colours, that
are but skin-deep.

But something may be done that we will not;
And sometimes we are devils to ourselves
When read more

But something may be done that we will not;
And sometimes we are devils to ourselves
When we will tempt the frailty of our powers,
Presuming on their changeful potency.