“And but two ways are offered to our will, Toil with rare triumph, ease with safe disgrace, The problem still for us and all of human race.” WayHumansStillsTwoProblemRaceSafeTriumphEaseHuman RaceComparisonToilDisgraceTwo Ways Book:Delphi Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell (Illustrated)
“God indeed tempteth no man; but yet we ask, in this petition, that he would keep and preserve us, lest the devil, the world, and our own flesh delude and draw us away from the true faith, and throw us into superstition, distrust, despair, and other grievous sins and wickedness; and that, if we should be tempted therewith even to the highest degree, we still may conquer, and at last triumph over them.” IfsMenWorldShouldMayStillsLastsAsksSinDespairDegreesHighestDrawsDevilFleshConquerTriumphPreservesSuperstitionsDistrustTemptedWickednessPetitionsTrue Faith Book:Martin Luther's Table Talk Source: Martin Luther's Table Talk