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La Rochefoucauld 119: We become so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that at last we are d...
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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.}
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François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims (1665) · laroch_119
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