The Devil Can Cite Scripture For His Purpose. An Evil Soul, Producing Holy Witness, Is Like A Villain With A Smiling Cheek, A Goodly Apple Rotten At The Heart.

The Devil Can Cite Scripture For His Purpose. An Evil Soul, Producing Holy Witness, Is Like A Villain With A Smiling Cheek, A Goodly Apple Rotten At The Heart.

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The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
An evil soul, producing holy witness,
Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart.
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
-- The Merchant of Venice (1596-1598) act 1, sc. 3

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