To make astute people believe one is what one is not is, in… - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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To make astute people believe one is what one is not is, in most cases, harder than actually to become what one wishes to appear.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1 July 1742 – 24 February 1799) was a German scientist, satirist, and philosopher.

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