"The cornerstone of all virtues: love the truth for its own sake. A deceitful person who only tells the truth when he is forced to, or when he sees the benefit of telling the truth; but he lies immediately if the risk is small and he cannot be caught.
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Author
Michel de MontaigneAll Translations
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English
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The cornerstone of all virtues: love the truth for its own sake. A deceitful person who only tells the truth when he is forced to, or when he sees the benefit of telling the truth; but he lies immediately if the risk is small and he cannot be caught.
"Hungarian
"Minden erény talpköve: szeressük az igazságot önmagáért. Álnok ember, aki csak akkor mond igazat, ha reákényszerítik, vagy ha az igazmondásnak hasznát látja; de nyomban hazudik, ha kicsi a kockázat s nem csíphetik rajta."