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Quote by John Bunyan
Temptations, when we first meet them, are like a lion that roared

Temptations, when we first meet them, are like a lion that roared at Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them. – John Bunyan

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If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot. – John Bunyan

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I love to hear my Lord spoken of, and wherever I have seen the print of His shoe in the earth, there have I coveted to put mine also. – John Bunyan

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We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are. – Thomas Kempis

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