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But Satan now is wiser than of yore,
And tempts by making rich, not making poor.
But Satan now is wiser than of yore,
And tempts by making rich, not making poor.
Things orbidden have a secret charm.
Things orbidden have a secret charm.
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows read more
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself.
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?
Taste this, and be henceforth among the Gods thyself a Goddess.
Taste this, and be henceforth among the Gods thyself a Goddess.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
Temptation is a woman's weapon and man's excuse.
Temptation is a woman's weapon and man's excuse.
Why comes temptation but for man to meet
And master and make crouch beneath his foot,
And read more
Why comes temptation but for man to meet
And master and make crouch beneath his foot,
And so be pedestaled in triumph?
Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought.
Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought.
