"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!"
— Lying

January 1, 1970

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William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice (late 1590s), Act I, scene 3, line 100.