124.--The most deceitful persons spend their lives in blaming deceit, … — Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims

Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims — François de La Rochefoucauld

124.--The most deceitful persons spend their lives in blaming deceit, so as to use it on some great occasion to promote some great interest.

Place: ¶242
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