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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.
Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.
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.
'Tis the most certain sign, the world's accurst
That the best things corrupted, are the worst;
'Twas read more
'Tis the most certain sign, the world's accurst
That the best things corrupted, are the worst;
'Twas the corrupted Light of knowledge, hurl'd
Sin, Death, and Ignorance o'er all the world;
That Sun like this (from which our sight we have)
Gaz'd on too long, resumes the light he gave.
At length corruption, like a general flood
(So long by watchful ministers withstood),
Shall deluge all; and read more
At length corruption, like a general flood
(So long by watchful ministers withstood),
Shall deluge all; and avarice, creeping on,
Spread like a low-born mist, and blot the sun.
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.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.
Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.