Some disguised deceits counterfeit truth so perfectly that not to be taken in by them would be an error of judgment.
Francois de La RochefoucauldWe may sooner be brought to love them that hate us, than them that love us more than we would have them do.
Francois de La RochefoucauldOn why I don't trust democracy without extremely powerful systems of accountability and recall What seems to be generosity is often only disguised ambition - which despises small interests to gain great ones.
Francois de La RochefoucauldCustomary use of artifice is the sign of a small mind, and it almost always happens that he who uses it to cover one spot uncovers himself in another.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld