"Was du teurer bezahlst, die Lüge oder die Wahrheit? Jene kostet dein Ich, diese doch höchstens dein Glück."
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Which do you pay dearer for, lies or the truth? The former costs you yourself, the latter at most your happiness. — "Epigrams" in Sämtliche Werke, volume 6, page 365
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Christian Friedrich Hebbel
Christian Friedrich Hebbel (18 March 1813 – 13 December 1863) was a German poet and dramatist.
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