Things orbidden have a secret charm.

Things orbidden have a secret charm.

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.

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

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

He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.

He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.

I deal with temptation by yielding to it

I deal with temptation by yielding to it

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.

Terrible is the temptation to be good.

Terrible is the temptation to be good.

Thou shalt abstain,
Renounce, refrain.
[Ger., Entbehren sollst du! sollst entbehren.]

Thou shalt abstain,
Renounce, refrain.
[Ger., Entbehren sollst du! sollst entbehren.]

I may not here omit those two main plagues, and common dotages of
human kind, wine and women, which read more

I may not here omit those two main plagues, and common dotages of
human kind, wine and women, which have infatuated and besotted
myriads of people: they go commonly together.