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Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo
Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo
 How inexpressible is the meanness of being a hypocrite! how 
horrible is it to be a mischievous and malignant read more 
 How inexpressible is the meanness of being a hypocrite! how 
horrible is it to be a mischievous and malignant hypocrite.
   - Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire), 
 So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue
 That, his apparent open guilt omitted--
  I read more 
 So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue
 That, his apparent open guilt omitted--
  I mean, his conversation with Shore's wife--
   He lived from all attainder of suspects. 
 Not he who scorns the Saviour's yoke
 Should wear his cross upon the heart.  
 Not he who scorns the Saviour's yoke
 Should wear his cross upon the heart. 
 We are oft to blame in this,
 'Tis too much proved, that with devotion's visage
  And pious read more 
 We are oft to blame in this,
 'Tis too much proved, that with devotion's visage
  And pious action we do sugar o'er
   The devil himself. 
With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.
With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.
 For neither man nor angel can discern
 Hypocrisy, the only evil that walks
  Invisible, except to God read more 
 For neither man nor angel can discern
 Hypocrisy, the only evil that walks
  Invisible, except to God alone,
   By his permissive will, through heav'n and earth. 
 When a man puts on a Character he is a stranger to, there's as 
much difference between what he read more 
 When a man puts on a Character he is a stranger to, there's as 
much difference between what he appears, and what he is really in 
himself, as there is between a VIzor and a Face. 
 Thou hast prevariated with thy friend,
 By underhand contrivances undone me:
  And while my open nature trusted read more 
 Thou hast prevariated with thy friend,
 By underhand contrivances undone me:
  And while my open nature trusted in thee,
   Thou hast stept in between me and my hopes,
    And ravish'd from me all my soul held dear.
     Thou hast betray'd me.