There is nothing serious in mortality! Solomon in all his glory was Solomon with the elements of the contemptible lurking in every fold of his robes and in every corner of his palace.
("The Woman in White")
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Tell him next, that crimes cause their own detection. There's another bit of copy-book morality for you, Fosco. Crimes cause their own detection. What infernal humbug!
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Well may your heart believe the truths I tell; 'Tis virtue makes the bliss, where'er we dwell.
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