The fox and the monkey, travelling together, were disputing over their noble birth. As each of them was setting out his titles at length, they came to a certain place. The monkey turned his gaze there and began to sigh. The fox asked him the reason. Then the monkey, pointing to the tombs, replied, "How can I not weep, seeing the gravestones of my fathers' freedmen and slaves?" "Oh," said the fox, "lie as much as you please: none of them will rise to contradict you."
Liars boast most loudly when no one is present to contradict them.
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