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lbsenior [2018-07-22 07:31:00 +0000 UTC]

When talking about the boy who cried wolf:

Bashir: It's a children's story, about a young shepherd boy who gets lonely while tending his flock. So he cries out to the villagers that a wolf is attacking the sheep. The people come running, but of course there's no wolf. He claims that it's run away and the villagers praise him for his vigilance.
Garak: Clever lad. Charming story.
Bashir: I'm not finished. The next day, the boy does it again, and the next too. And on the fourth day a wolf really comes. The boy cries out at the top of his lungs, but the villagers ignore him, and the boy, and his flock, are gobbled up.
Garak: Well, that's a little graphic for children, wouldn't you say?
Bashir: But the point is, if you lie all the time, nobody's going to believe you, even when you're telling the truth.
Garak: Are you sure that's the point, Doctor?
Bashir: Of course. What else could it be?

Garak: That you should never tell the same lie twice.


I stole this text from a youtube comment about DS9.  It was too good not too post and relevant to the picture. 

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