Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth.
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A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
Many criminals believe what they say is true; they could pass a lie detector test.
To be fair, lying is part and parcel of public life. Every politician has lied about something because they are owned by the special interest groups that finance their elections.
The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.
There are some frauds so well conducted that it would be stupidity not to be deceived by them.
The price that one pays for refusing to act on the truth as one sees it, is to be led to believe untruth to avoid guilt.
The truth cannot be deceptive, and one who sees it cannot be deceived.
It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so much falsehood in the world.
Politicians often lie.
It is always right to detect a fraud, and to perceive a folly; but it is very often wrong to expose either. A man of business should always have his eyes open, but must often seem to have them shut.
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