Quote by Oscar Wilde
Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I te

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to. – Oscar Wilde

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The moment you think you understand a great work of art, its dead for you. – Oscar Wilde

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It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection. – Oscar Wilde

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A man who marries his mistress leaves a vacancy in that position. – Oscar Wilde

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The trouble with resisting temptation is it may never come your way again. – Korman’s Law

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Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. – Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Insecurity of Freedom: Essays on Human Existence, 19

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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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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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