People couldn't become truly holy, he said, unless they also had the opportunity to be definitively wicked.

Terry Pratchett
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  2. I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it. - Mae West

  3. What's the use of a great city having temptations if fellows don't yield to them? - P.g. Wodehouse

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  5. If you give in to temptation, you may have a moment of enjoyment, but then you'll have a lifetime of regrets. - Anthony T. Hincks

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  1. And what would humans be without love?" R A R E, said Death.

  2. It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.

  3. If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember.

  4. Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.

  5. I meant, " said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?" Death thought about it. C A T S, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.

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