weakness of the flesh
Example Sentences
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"It used to be called 'Monk's disease,' coming from the effort to measure up to a great task against the weakness of the flesh," Quinn said.
From Time Magazine Archive
His soul wore the scars of human perfidy, and, because he could understand the weakness of the flesh, he had little confidence in its strength.
From Kindred of the Dust by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne
Still, the soul is struggling to triumph over the weakness of the flesh.
From Mark Seaworth by William Henry Giles Kingston
Indeed for many years before I quit preaching I preached under a great weakness of the flesh.
From Autobiography of Z. S. Hastings by Z. S. Hastings
You have fought for it against the weakness of the flesh and the timidity of your own soul.
From The Sheriff's Son by William MacLeod Raine
