Pretence about anything sometimes deceives the wisest and shrewdest man, but, however cunningly it is hidden, a child … - Leo Tolstoy

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Being dead is the most airtight defense of one's own aesthetic.

Leo Tolstoy

Pretence about anything sometimes deceives the wisest and shrewdest man, but, however cunningly it is hidden, a child of the meanest capacity feels it and is repelled by it.

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