Aristotle was once asked what those who tell lies gain by it. Said he, "That when they speak truth they are not believed." (Diogenes Laërtius)

Aristotle was once asked what those who tell lies gain by it. Said he, "That when they speak truth they are not believed."

Diogenes Laërtius

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