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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 is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
[Fr., Car c'est double plaisir de tromper le trompeur.]
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
[Fr., Car c'est double plaisir de tromper le trompeur.]
Every crowd has a silver lining.
Every crowd has a silver lining.
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.
Pretexts are not wanting when one wishes to use them.
[It., Non mancano pretesti quando si vuole.]
Pretexts are not wanting when one wishes to use them.
[It., Non mancano pretesti quando si vuole.]
All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced to practice, and falsehood passing read more
All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced to practice, and falsehood passing from words into things.
The silly when deceived exclaim loudly; the fool complains; the
honest man walks away and is silent.
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The silly when deceived exclaim loudly; the fool complains; the
honest man walks away and is silent.
[Fr., Le bruit est pour le fat, la plainte pour le sot;
L'honnete homme trompe s'eloigne et ne dit mot.]
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.
When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.
When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.
