Roger L'Estrange, Fables of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists… (1692)
“ Treachery is a kind of a Lay-Hypocrisy, and they are Equally Odious both to God and Man: Over and above the Corruptingg of our Manners, the Hardening of our Hearts; the Dissolving of all the Bonds of Faith, Confidence and Society, and the Extinguishing of Good Nature it self: And all This in our own Defence too. ”
Roger L'Estrange, Fables of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists… (1692)
“ Now the Sheep’s Case in the Fable, is but an Every-days Case in the World; when People are divided betwixt Charity and Discretion, how far to go, and where to stop. In Offices of This Doubtful Quality, We have only This General Rule ta Walk by, that when we have to do with Known Wolves, we Kuow likewise that they are not to be Confided in. ”
Roger L'Estrange, Fables of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists… (1692)
“ It is a Charitable and a Christian Office to RBelieve the Poor and the Distressed; but this Duty does not Extend to Sturdy Beggars, that while they are Receiving Alms with One Hand, are ready to Beat out a Man's Brains with the Other. ”
