“Pretense is of no avail. Few are deceived by the face that is just painted on: one's true identity goes straight to the core. Deceits have nothing solid about them. A lie is a tenuous thing, and on inspection, transparent.” TruthHonestyHypocrisyDeceitTruthfulnessSeneca Book:Seneca: Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic Source: Seneca: Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic