The fox and the crocodile were disputing over their noble birth. The crocodile held forth at length on the distinction of his ancestors and ended by saying that his forefathers had been masters of the gymnasium. "You can spare yourself the trouble of saying so," replied the fox: "your hide shows well enough that for many years you have been hardened by the exercises of the gym."
The same is true of people: liars are confounded by the facts.
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