Hesiod Quote

We know how to speak many falsehoods which resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things.


Variant translation: We know to tell many fictions like to truths, and we know, when we will, to speak what is true. - The Theogony (c. 700 BC)


We know how to speak many falsehoods which resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things.

We know how to speak many falsehoods which resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things.

We know how to speak many falsehoods which resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things.

We know how to speak many falsehoods which resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things.