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Alexander Pope1 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 · 1727Aristotle1 quote
Liars when they speak the truth are not believed. — Aristotle · 240Quintilian1 quote
A liar should have a good memory. — Quintilian · 95Sir Walter Scott1 quote
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive! — Sir Walter Scott · 1808Socrates1 quote
False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil. — Socrates · 360 BC