“If she knew me as I really am she would despise me, and certainly not aid or abet my evil designs. To veil their vices from the sight of the good is the only resource of those who are not blind and know themselves to be vicious.' Thus was I confirmed in habits of hypocrisy; and these, for a time, worked only too effectually to my advantage.” EvilHonestyGoodHypocrisyDespiseDisguiseViciousViceDissimulate Book:The Episodes of Vathek Source: The Episodes of Vathek
“If you seem to be happy in this place of solitude, you will acquire a great reputation for wisdom, and I know, by my own experience, that under the cloak of a great reputation it is possible to hide whole treasures of folly. (“The Story of Princess Zulkais and the Prince Kalilah”)” WisdomHypocrisy Book:The Episodes of Vathek Source: The Episodes of Vathek