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You think him to be your dupe; if he feigns to be so who is the
greater dupe, he read more
You think him to be your dupe; if he feigns to be so who is the
greater dupe, he or you?
[Fr., Vous le croyez votre dupe: s'il feint de l'etre, qui est
plus dupe, de lui ou de vous?]
We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
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.
Men are always sincere. They change sincerities, that's all.
Men are always sincere. They change sincerities, that's all.
Had the devil come to our first parents personally and unmasked, they would have more easily seen the deception.
Had the devil come to our first parents personally and unmasked, they would have more easily seen the deception.
Everyone is born sincere and die deceivers.
Everyone is born sincere and die deceivers.
Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks read more
Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.
What song the Syrens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he
hid himself among women.
What song the Syrens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he
hid himself among women.