False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
Father of Western philosophy
False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
Father of Western philosophy
Attributed saying, reflecting his emphasis on truth.
c. 399 BCE (approximate)
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