• The lie is so vile, that even if it were in speaking well of godly things, it would take off something from God's grace; and Truth is so excellent, that if it praises but small things they become noble.

    Leonardo da Vinci: The lie is so vile, that even if it were in speaking well of godly things, it would take off something from God's grace; and Truth is so  excellent, that if it praises but small things they become noble.
    Leonardo da Vinci (2008). “Notebooks”, p.268, OUP Oxford