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"Temptation is a woman's weapon and man's excuse."
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"I am persuaded that in the case of elected officials, the overwhelming temptation is to conclude that it is more important for your constituents that you be reelected than that you deal honestly with them."

"The word lust can mean "selfish desire". . . .It is wanting something so badly you will do anything to get it. That is one of the tricks of the devil. It is too high a price to pay."

"Temptation is a strong weapon that Satan uses against the children of God."

"Temptation is stronger in the minds of people who are in doubt. Prayer makes it weaker."

"We're all going to be victims of temptation at several points in our lives."

"There's an awful temptation to just keep on researching. There comes a point where you just have to stop, and start writing."

"As soon as a person gives place to the devil in his life, the devil has this person hooked."

"The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation."

"Selfishness is one of the most destructive forces in man that is why life demands for its death."
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"When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that the old source is abandoned. It merely means that the politicians have two ways of milking the taxpayer where they had one before."
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