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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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He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.

He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.

by Horace Mann Found in: Temptation Quotes,
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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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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it

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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.

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Know'st thou not any whom corrupting gold
Will tempt unto a close exploit of death?

Know'st thou not any whom corrupting gold
Will tempt unto a close exploit of death?

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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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Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back
When gold and silver becks me to come on.

Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back
When gold and silver becks me to come on.

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I can resist anything except temptation.

I can resist anything except temptation.

by Oscar Wilde 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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