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God is not averse to deceit in a holy cause.
God is not averse to deceit in a holy cause.
We never deceive for a good purpose: knavery adds malice to
falsehood.
[Fr., On ne trompe point en read more
We never deceive for a good purpose: knavery adds malice to
falsehood.
[Fr., On ne trompe point en bien; la fourberie ajoute la malice
au mensonge.]
The people of the world having once been deceived, suspect deceit in truth itself.
The people of the world having once been deceived, suspect deceit in truth itself.
The man creates a pseudonym and hides behind it like a worm
The man creates a pseudonym and hides behind it like a worm
Hateful to me as are the gates of hell,
Is he who, hiding one thing in his heart,
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Hateful to me as are the gates of hell,
Is he who, hiding one thing in his heart,
Utters another.
a lot of elephants are running around with donkey jackets
in the Democratic Party.
a lot of elephants are running around with donkey jackets
in the Democratic Party.
It seems to me that there are two kinds of trickery: the "fronts" people assume before one another's eyes, and read more
It seems to me that there are two kinds of trickery: the "fronts" people assume before one another's eyes, and the "front" a writer puts on the face of reality.
Every crowd has a silver lining.
Every crowd has a silver lining.
He seemed
For dignity compos'd and high exploit:
But all was false and hollow.
He seemed
For dignity compos'd and high exploit:
But all was false and hollow.
