Alexander Pope: He who tells a lie is not sensible how great a task he undertakes, for he must…
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.
In today’s wordsA person who tells a lie doesn't realize how big a job he's taken on, because he'll have to invent twenty more to keep that one going.
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