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Bait Quotes

Your bait of falsehood takes this carp of truth.

Your bait of falsehood takes this carp of truth.

William Shakespeare, John Glover (of Cambridge?.) (1866). “The Works of William Shakespeare: Hamlet. King Lear. Othello”, p.47

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (2012). “Nature and Other Essays”, p.115, Courier Corporation

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield (1855). “The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author”, p.341

The finer the bait, the shorter the wait!

"Fictional character: The Riddler". "Batman/ A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away", www.imdb.com. 1966.

He that will play with Satan's bait, will quickly be taken with Satan's hook.

Thomas Brooks (1810). “Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices: Being a Companion for Christians of All Denominations”, p.312

Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps in it.

John Steinbeck (2008). “Sweet Thursday”, p.214, Penguin

Satan like a fisher, baits his hook according to the appetite of the fish.

Thomas Adams, James Sherman (1848). “An Exposition Upon the Second Epistle General of St. Peter”, p.236