William Shakespeare on Temptation
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“Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.”
“I am that way going to temptation, Where prayers cross.”
“Most dangerous Is that temptation that doth goad us on To sin in loving virtue.”
“Know'st thou not any whom corrupting gold Would tempt unto a close exploit of death?”
“Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back, When gold and silver becks me to come on.”