It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to ev

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

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I have been my own disciple and my own master. And I have been a good disciple but a bad master. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can’t be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put in the right spot. – Henry Ward Beecher, Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit, 1887

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If we resist our passions, it is more because of their weakness than because of our strength. – François VI de la Rochefoucault

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Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper bringing-up, a sound set of values — and witnesses. – Franklin P. Jones

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