![He who has once deviated from the truth, usually commits perjury with as little scruple as he would tell a lie.
[Lat., Qui semel a veritate deflexit, hic non majore religione ad perjurium quam ad mendacium perduci consuevit.]](/assets/img/quote-photos/he-who-has-once-deviated-from-the-truth-usually-commits-perjury-with-as-little-s.jpg)
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