Dave from down under wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2024 8:12 pm
The Church of Donnie has been selling indulgences and holy relics for ages.
"… Ha, ha, what a fool Honesty is! And Trust,
his sworn brother, a very simple gentleman! I have
sold all my trumpery. Not a counterfeit stone, not a
ribbon, glass, pomander, brooch, table book, ballad,
knife, tape, glove, shoe tie, bracelet, horn ring,
to keep my pack from fasting. They throng who
should buy first, as if my trinkets had been hallowed
and brought a benediction to the buyer; -- Autolycus, The Winter's Tale Act4 sc4
castigat ridendo mores.
VELOCIUS QUAM ASPARAGI COQUANTUR