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Friday, June 01, 2018

Temptation is a fire that brings up the scum of the vile heart.
—Thomas Boston

Never put thyself in the way of temptation: even David could not resist it.
—Talmud

Hell is on both sides of the tomb, and a devil may be respectable and wear good clothes.
—C.H. Parkhurst

Temptations, like misfortunes, are sent to test our moral strength.
—Marguerite de Valois

The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.
—Thomas Merton