Did Ralph Waldo Emerson say “We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.”?

Did Ralph Waldo Emerson say “We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.”?

Found word for word. Yes. The text appears in works attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson. Source and location below.

… ry evil to which we do not succumb is a benefactor. As the Sandwich Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain the strength of the temptation we resist.
Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson — Ralph Waldo Emerson, ¶166 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #16643 · source

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