But something may be done that we will not;
And sometimes we are devils to ourselves
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But something may be done that we will not;
And sometimes we are devils to ourselves
When we will tempt the frailty of our powers,
Presuming on their changeful potency.

Tempt not a desperate man.

Tempt not a desperate man.

He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.

He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.

So you tell yourself you are pretty find clay
To have tricked temptation and turned it away,
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So you tell yourself you are pretty find clay
To have tricked temptation and turned it away,
But wait, my friend, for a different day;
Wait till you want to want to!

I can resist anything except temptation.

I can resist anything except temptation.

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.

Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.

Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.

'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.

'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.