"The devil tempts us not; 'tis we who tempt him, beckoning his skill with opportunity."

Morality, Temptation, Devil, Choice, Responsibility

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"The devil tempts us not; 'tis we who tempt him, beckoning his skill with opportunity."

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"What does greed mean? Greed means taking away what belongs to others."

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"Let your thoughts be pure."

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"One is God himself, [but] for how long does that authority of God last? As long as he speaks the truth, practices non-violence, does not steal, practices celibacy and remains non-acquisitive " till then power of God will remain."

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"Every animal is biologically designed by Nature to do wrong in return. It takes a human being to not do wrong in return."

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"So what if you're right? So what if you're wrong? In the end you might be surprised to find that God doesn't care so much about whether you were right or wrong but whether, despite it all, you were kind or cruel."

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"Fear is the devil's most powerful tool because he can't always convince a good man to do wrong, but he can paralyze his will with fright, keeping a good man from doing what is right. It eventually results in the same end."

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"Do we ignore the needyto spite the greedy?Or share and defenddespite those who pretend?"

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"Vanity is as ill at ease under indifference as tenderness is under a love which it cannot return."

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