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When a man has once forfeited the reputation of his integrity, he is set fast, and nothing will then serve his turn, neither truth nor falsehood.

John Tillotson

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John Tillotson
Age: 64 †
Born: 1630
Born: October 10
Died: 1694
Died: November 22
Archbishop Of Canterbury
Priest
Integrity
Neither
Turn
Turns
Forfeited
Truth
Falsehood
Nothing
Reputation
Men
Serve
Fast

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