valheella on lyhyet jäljet

== Finnish == === Etymology === Attested in Henrik Florinus: Wanhain suomalaisten tawaliset ja suloiset sananlascut ("The Proper and Graceful Proverbs of the Old Finns", 1702): Walhella on lyhyet jaͤljet. Compare Estonian valel on lühikesed jalad, Swedish lögnen har korta ben, German Lügen haben kurze Beine. === Proverb === valheella on lyhyet jäljet (literally, “a lie has short tracks”) a lie has no legs