Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

It is easier to stay out than get out.

It is easier to stay out than get out.

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!

Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back
When gold and silver becks me to come on.

Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back
When gold and silver becks me to come on.

Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.

Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.

Terrible is the temptation to be good.

Terrible is the temptation to be good.

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.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

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

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