“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.”
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Seneca: Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic
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