Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power.
It is not to be disguised that a war has broken out between the North and the South. - Political and commercial men are industriously striving to restore peace: but the peace which they would effect is superficial false and temporary.
There are others who aim at popularity under the disguise of patriotism.
During times of war hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.
Patience n. A minor form of dispair disguised as a virtue.
The relationship between Cathy and Mom in the strip is the one relationship drawn from real life that I have proudly never even tried to disguise.
There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists or simulate it where it does not.
Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race.
We are all faced with a series of great opportunities - brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.
We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.
There is only one home to the life of a river-mussel there is only one home to the life of a tortoise there is only one shell to the soul of man: there is only one world to the spirit of our race. If that world leaves its course and smashes on boulders of the great void whose world will give us shelter?