“Whether true or false, what is said about men often has as much influence on their lives, and particularly on their destinies, as what they do.”
“Be it true or false, what is said about men often has as much influence upon their lives, and especially upon their destinies, as what they do.”
“What is said about men often has as much influence upon their lives, and especially upon their destinies, as what they do.”
“True or false, that which is said of men often occupies as important a place in their lives, and above all in their destinies, as that which they do.”
“It's irrelevant whether what one says is true or false: both will be contradicted.”
“Letters couldn't care less whether what is written with them is true or false.”