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Dissimulation is a baseness I should shudder at seeing him practise; but when the flood of indignation swells his bosom, then tell him, that I conjure him, on the life of his dearest wishes, to be silent!
The Scottish Chiefs 1875
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As the actor playing Virtue, resplendent in a long white false beard, lectured Dissimulation on his deceitful ways appropriately, perhaps, to an audience of lawyers my attention wandered and I cast my eyes over the shadowed faces of the audience.
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Perhaps what we are dealing with here is not "Jihadi Denial Syndrome" at all but "Jihadi Dissimulation Syndrome".
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Pride with Honour, Dissimulation with Modesty, &c.
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Pride with Honour, Dissimulation with Modesty, &c.
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Dissimulation is but a faint kind of policy, or wisdom; for it asketh a strong wit, and a strong heart, to know when to tell truth, and to do it.
The Essays 2007
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“No, no, Rashleigh,” said Miss Vernon; “dismiss from your company the false archimage Dissimulation, and it will better ensure your free access to our classical consultations.”
Rob Roy 2005
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Dissimulation, hypocrisy exaggeration, and secretiveness are traits of a dominant ego.
The Sivananda Companion To Meditation THE SIVANANDA YOGA VEDANTA CENTER 2003
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Dissimulation is natural at a certain age; for you, it must be a matter of principle.
The Last Great Dance on Earth Sandra Gulland 2001
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Dissimulation is natural at a certain age; for you, it must be a matter of principle.
The Last Great Dance on Earth Sandra Gulland 2001
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