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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.
Some cursed fraud
Of enemy hath beguiled thee, yet unknown,
And me with thee hath ruined.
Some cursed fraud
Of enemy hath beguiled thee, yet unknown,
And me with thee hath ruined.
A bad forgery's the ultimate insult.
A bad forgery's the ultimate insult.
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 fraud to accept what you cannot repay.
It is fraud to accept what you cannot repay.
Fraud is the homage that force pays to reason.
Fraud is the homage that force pays to reason.
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
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat oneself
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat oneself
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.
