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Perplexed and troubled at his bad success
The Tempter stood, nor had what to reply,
Discovered in read more
Perplexed and troubled at his bad success
The Tempter stood, nor had what to reply,
Discovered in his fraud, thrown from his hope.
You can't cheat the public for long.
You can't cheat the public for long.
He that will cheat at play, will cheat you any way
He that will cheat at play, will cheat you any way
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.
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.
So cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be read more
So cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be done. You can't fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal.
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
It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.
It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.
