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Calvin: Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction read more
Calvin: Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man? Hobbes: I'm not sure that man needs the help
Honest bread is very well--it's the butter that makes the
temptation.
Honest bread is very well--it's the butter that makes the
temptation.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.
Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.
The devil tempts us not--'tis we tempt him,
Reckoning his skill with opportunity.
The devil tempts us not--'tis we tempt him,
Reckoning his skill with opportunity.
Let a man be but in earnest in praying against a temptation as
the tempter is in pressing it, read more
Let a man be but in earnest in praying against a temptation as
the tempter is in pressing it, and he needs not proceed by a
surer measure.
Tempt not a desperate man.
Tempt not a desperate man.
I can resist anything except temptation.
I can resist anything except temptation.