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There is a cunning which we in England call the turning of the
cat in the pan.
There is a cunning which we in England call the turning of the
cat in the pan.
It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
Falsehood is never so successful as when she baits her hook with truth, and no opinions so fastly misled us read more
Falsehood is never so successful as when she baits her hook with truth, and no opinions so fastly misled us as those that are not wholly wrong, as no timepieces so effectively deceive the wearer as those that are sometimes right.
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
God is not averse to deceit in a holy cause.
God is not averse to deceit in a holy cause.
For I have sworn thee fair, and thought thee bright, who art as black as hell, as dark as night.
For I have sworn thee fair, and thought thee bright, who art as black as hell, as dark as night.
Where the lion's skin falls short it must be eked out with the
fox's.
Where the lion's skin falls short it must be eked out with the
fox's.
The easiest way to be cheated is to believe yourself to be more cunning than others.
The easiest way to be cheated is to believe yourself to be more cunning than others.
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.
