The liar's punishment is, not in the least that he is not believed, but
that he cannot believe any one else.
-- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) "The Quintessence of Ibsenism" (1891)
that he cannot believe any one else.
-- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) "The Quintessence of Ibsenism" (1891)
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