Quote#Truth
People who deal in truth themselves recognize it when they hear it,…
Quote byAlice Duer Miller · 1874–1942
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Reluctant Duchess", in The Saturday Evening Post (April 4, 1925), p. 32.
English (original)
People who deal in truth themselves recognize it when they hear it, just as people who deal in diamonds recognize a real stone when they see it.
— Alice Duer Miller
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