Definition of The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

1. Proverb. (proverbs) For much as one wishes to achieve something, the frailties of the human body often make it impossible. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of The Spirit Is Willing But The Flesh Is Weak

the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain
the records appointment
the rest is history
the right way
the road to hell is paved with good intentions
the rubber meets the road
the shoe is on the other foot
the shoemaker's children go barefoot
the skinny
the sky is the limit
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak (current term)
the sticks
the story goes
the straw that broke the camel's back
the sublime
the terrorists will have won
the thick plottens
the thing
the thing is
the thing of it
the trots
the true
the upper hand
the way to a man's heart is through his stomach
the wheels fell off

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