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Classical antiquity3 quotes
A liar should have a good memory. — Quintilian · 95Liars when they speak the truth are not believed. — Aristotle · 240False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil. — Socrates · 360 BCAge of Enlightenment1 quote
He who tells a lie, is not sensible how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one. — Alexander Pope · 1727