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
But this I always thought of as a weakness of the flesh, and even culpable; my mind remaining steady and quite bent against him.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. XII (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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 Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
Ah! certainly, charity would have made you tremble for them, as the weakness of the flesh made you tremble for yourself.
From The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni by Manzoni, Alessandro
But that I have often found a difficult matter, partly on account of the weakness of the flesh, and partly, also, on account of bodily infirmities and multiplicity of engagements.
From The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller by Wayland, H. L. (Heman Lincoln)
