As the Sandwich Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself so we gain the strength of the temptation we resist.
Mans destructive hand spares nothing that lives; he kills to feed himself he kills to clothe himself he kills to adorn himself he kills to attack he kills to defend himself he kills to instruct himself he kills to amuse himself he kills for the sake of killing.
Calvin: Do you believe in the devil? You know a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation corruption and destruction of man? Hobbes: Im not sure man needs the help.
I can resist everything except temptation.
Why comes temptation but for man to meet And master and make crouch beneath his foot And so be pedestaled in triumph?
Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory.
You oughtnt to yield to temptation. Well somebody must or the thing becomes absurd.
Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a moveable body.
How often the sight of means to do ill deeds makes deeds ill done.
Virtue is insufficient temptation.
Familiarity breeds attempt.
It is good to be without vices but it is not good to be without temptations.
ASPERSE v.t. Maliciously to ascribe to another vicious actions which one has not had the temptation and opportunity to commit.
There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.
No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.
As the Sandwich Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself so we gain the strength of the temptation we resist.
The easiest way to resist temptation is publicly.
Mans destructive hand spares nothing that lives; he kills to feed himself he kills to clothe himself he kills to adorn himself he kills to attack he kills to defend himself he kills to instruct himself he kills to amuse himself he kills for the sake of killing.
Most people would like to be delivered from temptation but would like it to keep in touch.
Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure time that men are made or marred.
Temptation usually comes in through a door that has deliberately been left open.
Calvin: Do you believe in the devil? You know a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation corruption and destruction of man? Hobbes: Im not sure man needs the help.
Temptation wrings integrity even as the thumbscrew twists a mans fingers.