Philo of Alexandria · 1715 of 1726
Appendix 2 · From the same author, on Exod 23:1.
He says that we must not approach folly or falsehood, either with the ears or with any other of the outward senses, for great injuries are the result of being deceived; on which account some lawgivers have forbidden any one to give hearsay evidence, since the truth is confirmed by eyesight, but falsehood by hearing.