Beginnings of Sin

We should take care of the beginning of sin. Nobody is exceedingly wicked all at once. The devil is too cunning to startle men with temptations to great and frightful crimes at first; but, if he can tempt them to leave off their prayers, to take God's name in vain, to drink, to swear, to hear filthy discourse, and to speak of the vices of others with pleasure, he will soon tempt them to crimes of a damning nature. — Wilson