Leonardo Da Vinci (1452–1519) Italian Renaissance polymath
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883), XIX Philosophical Maxims. Morals. Polemics and Speculations.
Source: Leonardo's Notebooks
“Every decent con man knows that the simplest truth is more powerful than even the most elaborate lie.”
Source: Uncommon Criminals
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