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Wherever there is possession of marks, there is fraud ; wherever there is no-possession of no-marks, there is no fraud. read more
Wherever there is possession of marks, there is fraud ; wherever there is no-possession of no-marks, there is no fraud. Hence the Tathagata is to be seen from no-marks as marks.
There is no greater fraud than a promise not kept.
There is no greater fraud than a promise not kept.
The more gross the fraud the more glibly will it go down, and the more greedily be swallowed, since folly read more
The more gross the fraud the more glibly will it go down, and the more greedily be swallowed, since folly will always find faith where impostors will find imprudence.
But truer stars did govern Proteus' birth;
His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles,
His love read more
But truer stars did govern Proteus' birth;
His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles,
His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate,
His tears pure messengers sent from his heart,
His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.
For the most part fraud in the end secures for its companions repentance and shame.
For the most part fraud in the end secures for its companions repentance and shame.
Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth
Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that.
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that.
It is a fraud to borrow what we are unable to pay.
It is a fraud to borrow what we are unable to pay.
