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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.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes read more
Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes deeds ill done!
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes deeds ill done!
Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.
Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.
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.
It is a creature
That dotes on Cassio, as 'tis the strumpet's plague
To beguile many and read more
It is a creature
That dotes on Cassio, as 'tis the strumpet's plague
To beguile many and be beguiled by one.
There are several good protections against temptations, but the
surest is cowardice.
There are several good protections against temptations, but the
surest is cowardice.
What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.
What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.
