I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a l…

Michel de Montaigne
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I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (2016). Delphi Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne (Illustrated), p.901, Delphi Classics
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I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (2016). Delphi Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne (Illustrated), p.901, Delphi Classics

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