La Rochefoucauld §laroch_350: Why we hate with so much bitterness those who deceive us is because they thin...

Why we hate with so much bitterness those who deceive us is because they think themselves more clever than we are. ["I could pardon all his (Louis XI.'s) deceit, but I cannot forgive his supposing me capable of the gross folly of being duped by his professions."--Sir Walter Scott, Quentin Durward.]