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“The greatest temptations are not those that solicit our consent to obvious sin, but those that offer us great evils masking as the greatest goods.”
― Thomas Merton, No Man Is an Island

“Grit is about stamina and having realistic expectations. It’s about seeing failure as an inevitable part of life, rather than a disaster.”
― Melanie Greenberg, The Stress-Proof Brain: Master Your Emotional Response to Stress Using Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity

“No matter how busy you make think you are you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance”
― Confucius, Confucius: In Life and Legend

“Temptation isn’t a sin that you triumph over once, completely and then you’re free. Temptation slips into bed with you each night and helps you say your prayers. It wakes you in the morning with a friendly cup of coffee, and knows exactly how you take it.”
― Karen Marie Moning, Burned