"Q: It is encouraging to know that it can be done.
A: A wise man had an unusual ability to see through the artificiality of
human behavior. One day his friends asked him to comment on several
passers-by. The wise man stated, 'That man is pretending to know what he
does not know. And that man is pretending to be respectful to others. And
that man - heaven help him - is pretending that he is not pretending.'"
TAKE COMMAND IN HUMAN RELATIONS
Treasury of Positive Answers, Chap. 3, # 133