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It is easier to stay out than get out.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
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
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.
Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows read more
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself.
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.
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.
Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a moveable body.
Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a moveable body.
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.