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It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways. – Buddha

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What makes resisting temptation difficult for many people is they don’t want to discourage it completely. – Franklin P. Jones

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An element of abstention, of restraint, must enter into all finer joys. – Vida D. Scudder

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You are a puppet, but in the hands of the infinite, which may be your own. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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There is no allurement or enticement, actual or imaginary, which a well-disciplined mind may not surmount. The wish to resist more than half accomplishes the object. – Charlotte Dacre, The Passions, 1811

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