It is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie that sinketh in and settleth in it, that doth the hurt.
'Essays' (1625) 'Of Truth'
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It is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie that sinketh in and settleth in it, that doth the hurt.