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

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

我们知道如何说许多类似真实事物的谎言，但我们知道，当我们愿意时，如何说真实的东西。

-- Hesiod 海西奥德