“ Men when they are true are simple. They are often false as hell, and then they are crafty as Lucifer. But the man who is true judges others by himself,—almost without reflection. ”
Anthony Trollope, Phineas Redux (1874). copy citation
| Author | Anthony Trollope |
|---|---|
| Source | Phineas Redux |
| Topic | hell reflection |
| Date | 1874 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18640/18640-h/18640-h.htm |
Context
“I said to myself when you told me that you would come, that I would not utter one ill-natured word. And I told myself more than that!"
"What more?"
"That you had never deserved it,—at least from me. But surely you were the most simple of men."
"I dare say."
"Men when they are true are simple. They are often false as hell, and then they are crafty as Lucifer. But the man who is true judges others by himself,—almost without reflection. A woman can be true as steel and cunning at the same time. How cunning was Violet, and yet she never deceived one of her lovers, even by a look. Did she?"
"She never deceived me,—if you mean that. She never cared a straw about me, and told me so to my face very plainly."”
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