weakness of the flesh

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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

The trooper's dull eye brightened at the sight, and he looked as if the spirit within him had power to overcome the weakness of the flesh.

From Nevermore by Bolderwood, Rolf

The weakness of the flesh may cause a straying from the right path, but man can turn the desires of the flesh into the service of the good.

From Jewish Theology by Kohler, Kaufmann

The strength of faith had to triumph over the weakness of the flesh.

From George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God by Pierson, Arthur T. (Arthur Tappan)

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