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    O cunning enemy that, to catch a saint,
    With saints dost bait thy hook: most dangerous
    Is that temptation that doth goad us on
    To sin in loving virtue.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

by John Dryden Found in: Temptation Quotes,
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Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse;
Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse.

Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse;
Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse.

by Robert Herrick Found in: Temptation Quotes,
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But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan:
thou art an offence unto me: for read more

But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan:
thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things
that be of God, but those that be of men.

by Bible Found in: Temptation Quotes,
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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.

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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.

by Douglas Jerrold Found in: Temptation Quotes,
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When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in read more

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.

by Gerald Jampolsky Found in: Temptation Quotes,
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