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Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo
Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo
He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the devil read more
He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the devil in.
Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob
Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
A hypocrite is in himself both the archer and the mark, in all
actions shooting at his own praise read more
A hypocrite is in himself both the archer and the mark, in all
actions shooting at his own praise or profit.
And prate and preach about what others prove,
As if the world and they were hand and glove.
And prate and preach about what others prove,
As if the world and they were hand and glove.
Thus 'tis with all; their chief and constant care
Is to seem everything but what they are.
Thus 'tis with all; their chief and constant care
Is to seem everything but what they are.
It is easy for men to talk one thing and think another.
It is easy for men to talk one thing and think another.
Away, and mock the time with fairest show;
False face must hide what the false heart doth khow.
Away, and mock the time with fairest show;
False face must hide what the false heart doth khow.