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I deal with temptation by yielding to it
I deal with temptation by yielding to it
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes deeds ill done!
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes deeds ill done!
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.
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?
I know, when they prove bad, they are a sort of the vilest
creatures: yet still the same reason read more
I know, when they prove bad, they are a sort of the vilest
creatures: yet still the same reason gives it: for Optima
corrupta pessima: the best things corrupted become the worst.
Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.
Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.
Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.
