A lover's never hard to cheat,
And self-conceit leads straight to self-deceit.
 Molière, Tartuffe or The Impostor (1669). copy citation

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Author Molière
Source Tartuffe or The Impostor
Topic deceit conceit
Date 1669
Language English
Reference
Note Translated by Curtis Hidden Page
Weblink https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Tartuffe_or_the_Hypocrite

Context

“What tricks you have, and how you'll keep your promise. ELMIRE (to Dorine) Send him to me. DORINE (to Elmire) The man's a crafty codger, Perhaps you'll find it difficult to catch him. ELMIRE (to Dorine) Oh no! A lover's never hard to cheat, And self-conceit leads straight to self-deceit. Bid him come down to me. (To Cleante and Mariane) And you, withdraw. SCENE IV ELMIRE, ORGON ELMIRE Bring up this table, and get under it. ORGON What? ELMIRE One essential is to hide you well.” source