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No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and…

Quote byNathaniel Hawthorne · 1804–1864

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Scarlet Letter (1850), Chapter XX: The Minister in a Maze.

English (original)

No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.

— Nathaniel Hawthorne

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