“There is only one sin. and that is theft… when you tell a lie, you steal someones right to the truth.”

— Khaled Hosseini , book The Kite Runner

Source: The Kite Runner

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Khaled Hosseini book The Kite Runner

Variant: When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.
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