13. FALSEHOOD AND LYING

There is a difference between telling a falsehood and lying. One who lies is not himself deceived, but tries to deceive others. He who tells a falsehood is himself deceived. One who lies deceives as far as he is able to, but one who tells a falsehood does not, himself; deceive more than he can help. A good man ought to take pains not to lie, a wise man, not to tell a falsehood.