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

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 A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, First Part by Müller, George

I feel it to be of especial value in this case, because I am young in years and in my ministry, and am conscious of a great weakness of the flesh.

From The Damnation of Theron Ware by Frederic, Harold

Measured by his own standards, even to harbor such thoughts as welled up in his mind was a sinful weakness of the flesh.

From Burned Bridges by Sinclair, Bertrand W.

The annoyances of the day, the seductions of fresh impressions of newer subjects, the weakness of the flesh do not deter him.

From Outdoor Sketching Four Talks Given before the Art Institute of Chicago; The Scammon Lectures, 1914 by Smith, Francis Hopkinson