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Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water.
Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water.
Approximate author period: c. 1581 AD · renaissance
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- Miguel De Cervantes
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- Approximate author period: c. 1581 AD · renaissance
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