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"Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it."
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"As soon as a person gives place to the devil in his life, the devil has this person hooked."
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"Be confidently assured that any 'gods' that we build will always have veracious appetites, and sooner or later they will gorge themselves on that which built them."
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"Every sexual sin begins with flattery."
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"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."
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"To use a man for what he is naturally best fitted is to keep him, if one can, from apostasy and dissatisfaction. At the same time, life's temptations come most often from that for which one has the greatest aptitude."
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"Thou therefore on these Herbs, and Fruits, and Flow'rsFeed first, on each Beast next, and Fish, and Fowl, No homely morsels, and whatever thingThe Scyth of Time mows down, devour unspar'd, Till I in Man residing through the Race, His thoughts, his looks, words, actions all infect, And season him thy last and sweetest prey."
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"Pleasure, in itself harmless, may become mischievous, by endearing to us a state which we know to be transient and probatory, and withdrawing our thoughts from that of which every hour brings us nearer to the beginning, and of which no length of time will bring us to the end. Mortification is not virtuous in itself, nor has any other use, but that it disengages us from the allurements of sense. In the state of future perfection, to which we all aspire, there will be pleasure without danger, and security without restraint."
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"I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me."
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"Often the best way to overcome desire is to satisfy it."
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"Selfishness is one of the most destructive forces in man that is why life demands for its death."
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"It's a good thing that when God created the rainbow he didn't consult a decorator or he would still be picking colors."
God
"It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'"
Father
"Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself."
Happiness
"Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children."
Family
"When I was a boy I used to do what my father wanted. Now I have to do what my boy wants. My problem is: When am I going to do what I want?"
Family
"Any kid who has two parents who are interested in him and has a houseful of books isn't poor."
Books
"Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it."
Temptation
"The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy."
Enemy
"You must pay for your sins. If you have already paid, please ignore this notice."
Reading
"Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped."
Prevention
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