He who has it in his power to ...

He who has it in his power to commit sin, is less inclined to do so. The very idea of being able, weakens the desire.
He who has it in his power to commit sin, is less inclined to do so. The very idea of being able, weakens the desire.

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Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
Never complain and never explain.
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
 George S. Patton
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
 Robert Schuller
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
 Harriet Beecher Stowe

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All things change; nothing perishes.
The cause is hidden. The effect is visible to all.
The essence of true friendship is to make allowance for another's little lapses.
Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.
Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.