La Rochefoucauld §laroch_119: We become so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that at last we are d...

We become so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that at last we are disguised to ourselves. ["Those who quit their proper character{,} to assume what does not belong to them, are{,} for the greater part{,} ignorant both of the character they leave{,} and of the character they assume."--Burke, {Reflections On The Revolution In France, (1790), Paragraph 19}.] {The translators' incorrectly cite Thoughts On The Cause Of The Present Discontents.}