“There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.”
“Lawyer: one who protects us against robbery by taking away the temptation.”
“And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand.”
“It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations.”
“The temptation of the age is to look good without being good.”
“One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.”