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Oh, What a Tangled Web
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A profound line from Sir Walter Scott's epic poem 'Marmion,' this quote about the consequences of deception is frequently misremembered with an added emphasis on human nature.
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What People Remember
People often remember the quote as 'Oh, what a tangled web we humans weave, when first we practice to deceive.'
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What's Actually True
The actual quote from the poem is 'Oh! what a tangled web we weave / When first we practise to deceive!' without the word 'humans.'
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#quotes#literary#sir walter scott#poem#proverb
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