Hypocrisy in anything whatever may deceive the cleverest and most pene…

Leo Tolstoy
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Hypocrisy in anything whatever may deceive the cleverest and most penetrating man, but the least wide-awake of children recognizes it, and is revolted by it, however ingeniously it may be disguised. ✨ Leo Tolstoy (2016). Anna karenina (Arcadia Classics), p.334, Leo Tolstoy
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