a certain man made a wooden image of mercury and offered it for sale. when no one appeared willing to buy it, in order to attract purchasers, he cried out that he had the statue to sell of a benefactor who bestowed wealth and helped to heap up riches. one of the bystanders said to him, "my good fellow, why do you sell him, being such a one as you describe, when you may yourself enjoy the good things he has to give?" "why, " he replied, "i am in need of immediate help, and he is wont to give his good gifts very slowly."

有一个人用木头做成了一尊赫耳墨斯的雕像，拿到集市上去卖。【重生后宝贝每天都在打脸】可是，他等了好久也没有看到一个要买雕像的人。为了吸引行人的注意，这个人就大声喊道:“我的雕像可以帮助买家积聚财富！”其中一位路人对他说:“嘿，朋友！既然你的雕像这么神奇，你自己为什么不留着反而卖掉呢？”那人回答:“我希望马上就会有收益，可是神像赋予的财富来得太慢了。”

撒谎的人还要考虑如何去圆谎。