falsitas quae nemini nocet non punitur

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin falsitas quae nemini nocet non punitur. Literally, “a falsity that does not hurt anyone is not punishable.”

Proverb

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falsitas quae nemini nocet non punitur

  1. one cannot punish an innocuous or white lie
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