“The man of the Midi does not lie, he deceives himself. He does not always speak the truth but he believes he speaks it.”

—  Alphonse Daudet , book Tartarin of Tarascon

L'homme du Midi ne ment pas, il se trompe. Il ne dit pas toujours la vérité, mais il croit la dire.
Source: Tartarin de Tarascon (1872), P. 40; translation p. 17.

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L'homme du Midi ne ment pas, il se trompe. Il ne dit pas toujours la vérité, mais il croit la dire.

Tartarin de Tarascon (1872)

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