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In William Shakespeare's Play, The Merchant Of ...
Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Sep 18, 2007 (message contributor)
In William Shakespeare’s play, The Merchant of Venice (Act 1, Scene 3), one of the characters (Antonio) says:
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!