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Classical antiquity4 quotes
Liars 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 BCIf not becoming, don’t do it. If not true, don’t say it. Let these be your fixed principles. — Marcus Aurelius · 180We know how to speak many falsehoods which resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things. — Hesiod · 700 BCAge of Enlightenment2 quotes
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 · 1727Whoever would lie usefully should lie seldom. — Lord Hervey · 1743Old Testament Era1 quote
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. — God · 1405 BC