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Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
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“The more you speak of yourself, the more you are likely to lie; say but little, 'twill scarcely gain belief; so strong are partiality and envy.”
Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann (1728–1795) said by 1795 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Aphorisms and Reflections on Men, Morals, and Things, 1800, p. 4.