The fact would seem to be that the Prevalency of this deliberative swearing will always be found in inverse ratio to the Prevalency of truth.
"A Cursory History of Swearing"
Julian Sharman
Now Christian looked for nothing but death, and began to cry out lamentably; even cursing the time in which he met with Mr. Worldly-wiseman; still calling himself a thousand fools for hearkening to his counsel: he also was greatly ashamed to think that this gentleman's arguments, flowing only from the flesh, should have the Prevalency with him as to cause him to forsake the right way.
"The Works of John Bunyan Volume 3"
John Bunyan
The vulgar, who are strangers to the internal principles of honour, always annex their ideas of taste to the external appearances of the highest rank of life, which being easily acquired, particularly that of dress, the Prevalency of modes and fashions, however absurd, is universally adopted.
"An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Taste, and of the Origin of our Ideas of Beauty, etc."
Frances Reynolds