"Deceit and falsehood, whatever conveniences they may for……" — Samuel Johnson

"Deceit and falsehood, whatever conveniences they may for a time promise or produce, are, in the sum of life, obstacles to happiness. Those who profit by the cheat distrust the deceiver; and the act by which kindness was sought puts an end to confidence."

— Samuel Johnson

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